Pandemic flu: Most nursing homes don't have a plan

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 16:07 in Health & Medicine

If an influenza pandemic hits the United States, acute care hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with the patient overflow, but a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that many are not prepared for such a task.

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