As seen at the 2011 CHA Disaster Planning conference poster session (presented by Dave West, BS, CLS, CHC, KI6EPI)

Volunteer Radio Communications in Hospital Emergencies: A Proven Resource (College Hospital Costa Mesa).

Amateur Radio is a backup communication resource that can help hospitals in large and small disasters. Keeping hospitals connected in earthquakes, firestorms, flooding, terrorist events, power failures, local telephone system outages, switchgear failures, etc.