Los planes de emergencia hospitalarios sirven de base para integrar el "Plan local de salud para emergencia" que elabora el servicio local de salud. Es importante que el hospital elabore, mantenga actualizado y practique un "Plan de emergencia hospitalario" con la finalidad de afrontar en forma oportuna y adecuada cualquier desastre, plan que debe contemplar normas e instrucciones claras y precisas para sus diferentes componentes organicos, tanto de la rama administrativa como de la rama cientifica, con la finalidad de aumentar la capacidad de servicios de urgencias como de la atencion medico-quirurgica, a las victimas provenientes de las zonas de desastre.

Building an Emergency Plan provides a step-by-step guide that a cultural institution can follow to develop its own emergency preparedness and response strategy. This workbook is divided into three parts that address the three groups generally responsible for developing and implementing emergency procedures—institution directors, emergency preparedness managers, and departmental team leaders—and discuss the role each should play in devising and maintaining an effective emergency plan. Several chapters detail the practical aspects of communication, training, and forming teams to handle the safety of staff and visitors, collections, buildings, and records. Emergencies covered include natural events such as earthquakes or floods, as well as human-caused emergencies, such as fires that occur during renovation. Examples from the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, the Museo de Arte Popular Americano in Chile, the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut, and the Seattle Art Museum show how cultural institutions have prepared for emergencies relevant to their sites, collections, and regions.