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Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Health Services Research > Health Services Needs and Demand > Surge Capacity
... > Health Care Economics and Organizations > Social Control, Formal > Legislation as Topic > Health Planning > Health Services Research > Health Services Needs and Demand > Surge Capacity
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Social Control, Formal > Legislation as Topic > Health Planning > Health Services Research > Health Services Needs and Demand > Surge Capacity
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Preferred term

Surge Capacity  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • note category: restrict to health care

Scope note

  • A health care system's ability to rapidly mobilize to meet an increased demand, to rapidly expand beyond normal services levels to meet the increased demand in the event of large-scale DISASTERS or public health emergencies.

History note

  • 2009

In other languages

  • kriisikapasiteetti

    Finnish

  • joustovalmius erityistilanteissa
  • joustovara erityistilanteissa
  • kysyntähuipun tasauskapasiteetti
  • terveydenhuollon toimintavalmius
  • valmius erityistilanteisiin
  • vaste äkilliseen kysyntähuippuun
  • Beredskapskapacitet

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055872

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