HAZUS-MH APPLICATION: HURRICANE WIND

Estimated Loss of Functionality 
of Hospitals in Hurricane Ivan


POTENTIAL USES
 Pre-Disaster:  

*   Identification of hospitals most at risk from storm surge and hurricane winds.

*   Incorporation of HAZUS-MH analysis of debris generation to identify hospitals 
that may inaccessible. 

*   Identification of population most at risk from the effects of storm surge and 
high winds, and thus requiring medical attention.
Post-Disaster: 

*   Identification of hospitals with moderate to high probability of losing 
functionality due to the effects of high winds and storm surge.

*   Input in the deployment of Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT) and the 
location of staging areas for deployment of 
response resources.

*   Identification of population at risk and infrastructure that is exposed to 
high winds and storm surge, and areas with potentially high 
concentrations of debris.  


DATA AND ANALYSIS DISPLAYED:
*	Hurricane Ivan track (Final Windfield on 9-17-04)

*   Coastal flood depth grid, developed using the estimated SWEL 
(produced by the SLOSH model analysis, performed at landfall)  

*   Location of hospitals (from the HAZUS-MH inventory).

*   Estimated loss of functionality of hospitals based on wind damage.

*   Exposure of hospitals to storm surge from Hurricane Ivan.