How Hospitals Can Use Weather Prediction to Determine When to Ramp up Capacity
02/01/23
“How can hospitals use weather prediction to determine when they should increase capacity?”
Extreme weather events can lead to more people checking into hospitals. Whether it be dehydration from heat waves or frostbite from cold snaps, medical institutions are almost guaranteed to see more activity. Since measures to accompany this increased demand may take time to set up, hospitals can look to weather predictions to understand when they have to act.This can be combined with other information such as celebration of local holidays to make even more accurate preparations. If implemented correctly, hospitals can better channel their resources to people in need and save lives. This is How Hospitals Can Use Weather Predictions to Determine When to Ramp up Capacity.
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