Hospitals in the U.S., already facing daunting challenges from evolving health care reimbursement models, now have another item on their to-do list: prepare for increased health care demands and weather disasters caused by climate change.
President Obama designated May 2016 as National Building Safety Month to highlight the need for infrastructure “resiliency” against extreme weather events. I was a speaker at this conference and witnessed firsthand the urgency in this national endeavor.