DEFENCE AGAINST DISASTERS

Why do Indian hospital authorities wake up to the need for a disaster management plan after an event occurs, the learning from which is forgotten after some time?
During disasters, hospitals become the first institutions to be affected because of heavy in-flow of patients effected by the incident. Isn't it necessary for hospitals to be well-equipped to handle such an unusual workload?

Events such as the fire at AMRI Hospital in Kolkata and Columbia Asia Hospital in Bangalore, the Bhuj earthquake, the 2008 terrorist attack at Mumbai’s Cama Hospital and many such incidences in the past points out that Indian hospitals become the weak link with respect to community disaster preparedness as they deal with such emergencies in an ad hoc manner. This is a result of significant systemic constraints within hospitals that continue to hinder effective disaster operations.

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