SB1953 and the challenge of hospital seismic safety in California

SB1953 and the challenge of hospital seismic safety in California

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Meade, Charles.
Contributor(s):
Kulick, Jonathan, 1966-
California HealthCare Foundation.
Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, [2007]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Hospital Design and Construction -- legislation & jurisprudence
Building Codes -- legislation & jurisprudence
Disaster Planning -- economics
Disasters
Hospital Design and Construction -- economics
California
Abstract:
This report updates previous analysis of the costs, construction activites, and policy issues stimulated by SB1953, California's hospital seismic safety legislation. Given the large increases in costs for hospital contruction and the rapidly approaching deadlines to comply with seismic safety goals, this report employs new data and analysis on several issues. These include updated and detailed information on hopspital infrastructure and construction costs, hospital decision making for large construction projects, historical and current records of hospital construction in California, and quantitative seismic hazard information for California hospitals. The report assess the overall progress toward SB1953 compliance, identifies plausible deadlines for meeting SB1953's requirements, and quantifies total construction cost senarios that may occur as hospitals rebuild their facilities.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101465473 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101465473