Web-based Platform for Improved Healthcare Resiliency to Extreme Weather Events

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Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The frequency and intensity of future flooding disasters are projected to grow due to combined effects of increases in severe precipitation, storm surge, and sea level rise. Flooding compromises the ability of healthcare facilities to provide care, while also impeding access for patients seeking emergency and necessary routine care. To address these needs, Creare proposes to develop a web-based platform that integrates a national database of available healthcare facilities, scientifically robust information on local flood risk and its potential impacts, and real-time information on flooding events. It delivers these capabilities to users via customized web and smartphone applications for improving healthcare resiliency to floods. During Phase I, we will show technical feasibility by identifying relevant use case scenarios through interaction with key stakeholders, designing the core software architecture and user interfaces, and implementing a prototype version of the software for hands-on demonstration and evaluation. By providing integrated data to support the full disaster management lifecycle, Creare’s platform will improve healthcare facility preparedness for flooding prior to and during a disaster, as well as provide real-time information on available and accessible healthcare services for patients during flooding events.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10489864
Project number
1R43EH001371-01
Recipient
CREARE, LLC
Principal Investigator
JERRY BIESZCZAD
Activity code
R43
Funding institute
ALLCDC
Fiscal year
2022
Award amount
$258,622
Award type
1
Project period
2022-09-01 → 2023-03-31