Basic Seismic Response Capability of Hospitals in Lima, Peru

Tarque, N.; Palomino, J.; Bambaren Alatrista, Celso Vladimir; Liguori, N.; Santa-Cruz, S.; Laterza, M.

dc.contributor.author	Liguori, N.
dc.contributor.author	Tarque, N.
dc.contributor.author	Bambaren Alatrista, Celso Vladimir
dc.contributor.author	Santa-Cruz, S.
dc.contributor.author	Palomino, J.
dc.contributor.author	Laterza, M.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-04-25T15:46:35Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-25T15:46:35Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/6526
dc.description.abstract	Objective: The objective of the study was to research the basic seismic response capability (BSRC) of hospitals in Lima Metropolitana. A large number of wounded could be registered in case of an earthquake; therefore, operational hospitals are necessary to cure the injured. The study focused on the operational performance of the hospitals, autonomies of essential resources such as power, water, medical gases, and medicine, in addition to the availability of emergency communication system and ambulances. Methods: Data by a probabilistic seismic risk analysis have been used to assess the operational level of the hospitals. Subsequently, availability of an essential resource has been combined with the immediately operational hospitals to evaluate the BSRC of the health facilities. Results: Forty-one of Lima’s hospitals have been analyzed for a seismic event with 72-100 years of a return period. Three hospitals (7.3%) were capable to work in a self-sufficient manner for 72 hours, another three (7.3%) for 24 hours, and one (2.4%) for 12 hours. Conclusion: Results showed a low performance of the hospitals in case of an earthquake. The issue is due to the high seismic vulnerability of the existing structures. Given the importance of Lima city in Peru, structural and nonstructural retrofitting plans should be implemented to improve the preparedness of the health system in case of an emergency.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject	disasters	en_US
dc.subject	earthquakes	en_US
dc.subject	emergency preparedness	en_US
dc.subject	hospitals	en_US
dc.subject	risk assessment	en_US
dc.title	Basic Seismic Response Capability of Hospitals in Lima, Peru	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2018.47
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.08
dc.relation.issn	1938-744X