A study finds Boston-area hospitals have the third highest risk for disruptions in care during a Category 2 hurricane, after Miami and New York.
A new study warns Boston-area hospitals with little experience operating during a hurricane will see increased disruptions like flooding and power outages during the damaging storms.
The analysis of federal storm surge modeling finds hundreds of hospitals within 10 miles of the Atlantic or Gulf Coast face some risk. Hospitals in the Boston metropolitan area have the third-highest risk for disruptions in care during a relatively moderate Category 2 hurricane, after Miami and New York.strength and duration of hurricanes are increasing
due to climate change. In current conditions without additional sea level rise, many hospitals face flooding risk. Places that haven't seen hurricanes before are now going to be at risk, said Dr. Aaron Bernstein, the study’s senior author, “and our infrastructure is not ready for it.” Bernstein says hospitals in the Boston area need to prepare for flooding and patient evacuations. Those in the Longwood area must be ready for power failures if the nearby
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