ᶼ Congressional, DHS, DHHS, OSHA, EPA, NRC, DOD, DOE, State, Local, Tribal, Territorial and Oval Office, Healthcare Corporate Boards/Trustees, Hospital C-Suite Why Hurricane Sandy’s response looks like the Hurricane...
In Case of Mass Casualties, Will New England be as Tolerant as New Orleans?
Recently, I was asked to serve on two panels at a recent Homeland Security conference; the first dealt with the perception of disaster preparedness vs. the reality of true readiness, the other panel addressed the issues associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder...
A Lucid Article on Terrorist Threats
In this well written blog post, Louis DeAnda described the emerging threats of terrorism, insurgency and organized crime and how they are blending to present a new threat profile that the country should be preparing to address. We like the overall holistic view and...
Eldercare – The Coming Storm
Are your Parents and Loved Ones Safe? Prologue: Over the years my articles in “Inside Homeland Security†have addressed significant gaps in the Nation’s Healthcare and Public Healthcare Sector (HPH). The sector remains...
More on Katrina – Interview with ASIS
This is an excellent multimedia article on preparedness with interactive slide show, audio interview and a couple videos. The author was also quoted in the article and audio interview concerning his book "DEADLY NEGLECT: Apathy and Denial vs, Act of God", a harrowing...
Nursing Homes Still Lacking in All Hazards Preparedness
34% of bodies recovered from the New Orleans metro area after Katrina were found in Hospitals and Nursing Homes – Where was the Outrage? As a boy I heard the story how some pirates tortured and murdered their captives in a way that seemed infinitely...
Let’s Not Forget the Biological Threats
Going through some old articles written for the DC Examiner, I came across some articles that were published back  in 2009/2010. Since they  are as relevant today as when they were written, I have republished the links to the originals :...
Comments Docket ID FEMA-2008-0017, 14 Jan 2010
Comments Docket ID FEMA-2008-0017, 14 Jan 2010 PRIVATE SECTOR PREPAREDNESS PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE SECTOR  The development of standards within a new Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Program for the Healthcare Industry should not be...
Emergency Readiness Myth – We Are Ready
Excerpted from the author’s book: Unready To Err is Human: The other neglected side of Hospital Safety and Security. MYTH: “Public and Private Healthcare sectors are capable of cooperating to respond adequately to...
Hospital Safety: Bio Terror, Bio Error
This is the third in a series of emergency preparedness and biological agent articles published in Family Security Matters, a blog dedicated to engaging families in our Nation’s Security and emergency preparedness. The article includes...
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