U.S. Government Documents on Hospital Preparedness

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Department of Health and Human Services

• Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Progress Report (2007)
• Hospital Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (2007)
• Emergency Medical Service and Non-Emergent (Medical) Transport Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (2006)
• Home Health Care Services Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (2006)
• Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (2006)
• Medical Offices and Clinics Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (2006)
• HHS Plan to Combat Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies (2005) (external link)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

• Emergency Preparedness Atlas: U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities and Nursing Homes in Public Health (2007) (external link)
• Nursing Homes in Public Health Emergencies: Special Needs and Potential Roles (2007)
• Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide (2007)
• Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians (2006) (external link)
• Reopening Shuttered Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity (2006)
• Altered Standards of Care in Mass Casualty Events (2005)

Office of Inspector General (OIG)

• Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals’ Ability to Manage Medical Emergencies (2008)
• Audit of Unobligated Balances of Funds Awarded Under the Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (2007)
• Audit of the State of Massachusetts' Costs and Reporting of Funds Under the Hospital Preparedness and Response to Bioterrorism Program for the Period April 1, 2002 - August 30, 2004 (2005)
• Audit of Costs and Reporting of Funds Under the Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program District of Columbia Department of Health (2005)
• Audit of Costs and Reporting Funds Under the Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program - Ohio Department of Health (2005)
• Audit of Costs and Reporting of Funds Under the Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (2005)
• District of Columbia Efforts to Account for and Monitor Sub-Recipients' Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Planning Program Funds (2004)
• Nationwide Audit of State and Local Government Efforts to Record and Monitor Subrecipients' Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds (2004)
• Los Angeles County's Efforts to Account for the Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds and Monitoring of Subrecipients (2003)
• State of California's Efforts to Account for the Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds and Monitoring of Subrecipients (2003)
• City of Chicago's Efforts to Account for and Monitor Sub-Recipients' Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds - Department of Public Health (2003)
• State of Florida's Efforts to Account for and Monitor Sub-Recipients' Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds, Florida Department of Health (2003)
• Review of the State of Georgia's Efforts to Account for and Monitor Sub-recipients' Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds, Georgia Department of Human Resources (2003)
• State of Illinois's Efforts to Account for and Monitor Sub-Recipients' Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds, Illinois Department of Public Health (2003)
• Review of the State of Massachusetts' Efforts To Account For and Monitor Sub-Recipients' Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds (2003)
• State of Maryland, Efforts to Account For and Monitor Sub-Recipients' Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Planning Program Funds (2003)
• State of Michigan's Efforts to Account for and Monitor Sub-Recipients' Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds (2003)
• Review of New Jersey's Efforts to Account for and Monitor Sub-recipients' Use of Bio-terrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds (2003)
• Review of New York State's Efforts to Account for and Monitor Sub-Recipients' Use of Bio-terrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds (2003)
• Review of New York City's Efforts to Account for and Monitor Sub-recipients' Use of Bio-terrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds (2003)
• State of North Carolina's Efforts to Account for and Monitor Sub-Recipient's Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Funds, North Carolina Division of Public Health (2003)
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Efforts to Account For and Monitor Sub-Recipients' Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Planning Program Funds (2003)
• Commonwealth of Virginia, Efforts to Account For and Monitor Sub-Recipients' Use of Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Planning Program Funds (2003)

Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers (2007)

Government Accountability Office (formerly General Accounting Office)

• Public Health and Hospital Emergency Preparedness Programs: Evolution of Performance Measurement Systems to Measure Progress (2007)
• Disaster Preparedness: Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Hospitals and Nursing Homes Due to Hurricanes (2006)
• Hospital Preparedness: Most Urban Hospitals Have Emergency Plans but Lack Certain Capacities for Bioterrorism (2003)
• Bioterrorism: Public Health and Medical Preparedness (2001)
• Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Should Clarify Expectations for Medical Readiness (2001)
• Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Needs to Clarify Expectations in Medical Readiness (2001)  

The White House

• Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD 21: Public Health and Medical Preparedness (2007)