Alternate Facilities During a Disaster

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers two online tools for use when hospitals and clinics are overwhelmed or unable to function due to hurricanes, floods, or other disasters.

The Disaster Alternate Care Facilities Selection Tool helps users select sites, such as schools, community centers, or health clubs, that can be set up as health care facilities. The Alternate Care Facility Patient Selection Tool matches patients with facilities in another area.

The tools are available at www.ahrq.gov/prep/acfselection