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An Israeli Model of a Hospital Emergency Information Center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Margalit Drory ,
Jennie Posen ,
Doron Vilner ,
Karni Ginzburg  and
Bianca Lederman
Margalit Drory
Affiliation:
Social Work Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky, Medical Center
Jennie Posen*
Affiliation:
Social Work Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky, Medical Center
Doron Vilner
Affiliation:
Social Work Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky, Medical Center
Karni Ginzburg
Affiliation:
Social Work Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky, Medical Center
Bianca Lederman
Affiliation:
Social Work Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky, Medical Center
*
Social Work Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6, Weizman St., Tel Aviv 64239, ISRAEL
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Abstract

The Emergency Information Center model developed by the social work department of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center is activated in cases of mass casualties following disasters. It aims to provide reliable information to help the public cope with confusion and uncertainty, and to enable the medical staff to concentrate on treating the casualties. The Information Center is comprised of several interrelated units within the hospital, and maintains contact with a range of community organizations. The article describes the structure and activities of the various units, and discusses a number of aspects relevant to personnel organization in crisis intervention.

Type
Special Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , March 1999 , pp. 20 - 23
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1999

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