Sometimes in emergency situations, hospitals have more patients than the number of beds available. This is referred to as a "medical surge." Surge capacity is the number of patients a hospital can care for above its normal volume.

Meeting the needs of surge capacity is perhaps one of the most challenging obstacles healthcare disaster planners face.

The Moses Cone Surge Case project's goal is to explore and find innovative solutions to lessen the effects of medical surge.

During the duration of this project, this Web site will evolve so that new information is posted each month, including experiences and lessons learned.  So check back often.

Please feel free to use the information from this project in your organization's planning efforts.  The primary objective of this grant is to share all of the information gained and developed.

The navigation bar on the left will serve as your gateway to the Moses Cone Surge Case Project.