Study Reports Critical Challenges Hospitals Faced During Sandy
WASHINGTON — When Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast two years ago, hospitals were not ready to handle the problems that came with such a disaster and many were cited months earlier for the same problems they dealt with during the storm.
The Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined emergency preparedness and response at 172 hospitals in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey and released the study’s findings on Sept. 16.