One of the biggest problems with a massive earthquake in northern California are the problems with hospitals, as very few of them are adapted earthquake. So an earthquake in the Bay Area with a magnitude of 8.0 or higher will mean that hospitals are still standing or not to take damage estimated at between 50,000 and 250,000 people seriously injured and later after a crisis will make it even worse.
At present there is a deadline of January 2013 for all hospitals to complete their adaptation, but the chances of a big earthquake hits before that date are extremely high. But most feel that even the 2013 date is not met. Many say there is no possible way. Not to mention the health care industry is under extreme stress, because the costs are due to regulation of labor disputes and lawsuits. But there are still other issues such as IT labor costs to comply with the Privacy Rule does not apply to patients.
That hospitals are without seismic zone? So most of them all. Here are a few, CP Medical Center, Marin General Hospital, San Francisco General Hospital Laguna Honda Hospital and Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Eden. What does this mean? This means that if you are in a great earthquake in the land of the liberal San Francisco Bay that is completely SOL. Think of this in 2006.
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