The Joint Commission's (TJC's) emergency management accreditation standards call for hospitals to sustain disaster operations for at least ______ hours
a. 24
b. 48
c. 72
d. 96
D
TJC's emergency management accreditation standards call for hospitals to sustain disaster opera-tions for at least 96 hours should an external disaster occur that impacts the local area or region (TJC, 2012). Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina illustrate just how long it can take before assistance is available.
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