Emergency Preparedness Atlas

U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities

---

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsored preparation of this atlas to support local/regional planning and response efforts in the event of a bioterrorism or other public health emergency.

In the atlas, there are case studies illustrating how nursing homes may be used to accommodate a surge of patients in six States. There are maps of selected health care facilities for all 50 States and the District of Columbia.

---

Contents

Section 1: Project Abstract
Section 2: Atlas Overview
Section 3: Case Study Series
   North Carolina
   Oregon
   Pennsylvania
   Southern California
   Utah
   Washington
Section 4: State-Specific Maps of Selected Health Care Facilities
Appendix A: Technical Notes
Appendix B: Individual State Data

Acknowledgements

By Elisabeth D. Root, M.A.; Justine L. Allpress; James C. Cajka, M.A.; Shari B. Lambert; Lucy A. Savitz, M.B.A., Ph.D.; and Shulamit L. Bernard, R.N., Ph.D. Prepared by RTI International for AHRQ under Contract No. 290-00-0018.

Disclaimers

The authors of this report are responsible for its content. No statement in the report should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Copyright Information

This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted, for which further reproduction is prohibited without the express permission of copyright holders.

AHRQ Publication No. 07-0029-2
Current as of April 2007

---

Internet Citation:

Emergency Preparedness Atlas: U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities. AHRQ Publication No. 07-0029-2, April 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/nursinghomes/atlas/

---