[Resilient Hospitals during Disaster, Crisis and War].

Abstract

Hospitals play a major role in civil protection. Maintaining medical care in the event of major emergencies, disasters, crises and wars is an essential component in coping with such situations and forms an important pillar for increasing the resilience of a society. In order to meet these requirements, hospitals must not only be designated as critical infrastructure, they must also be treated and equipped as such in order to form the basis for a robust healthcare system. In addition to the essential organizational measures to increase the safety of hospitals, structural and non-structural components must be incorporated into the planning of hospitals. Just as fire protection and hygiene do not need to be discussed when planning new hospitals, this should also be required for all aspects of safety listed in this article.