A Quantitative Framework to Evaluate the Seismic Resilience of Hospital Systems

• Published in: Journal of earthquake engineering : JEE Vol. 26; no. 7; pp. 3364 - 3388
• Main Authors: Shang, Qingxue, Wang, Tao, Li, Jichao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 19.05.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: analytic hierarchy process; Components; Delphi-based method; Earthquake resistance; Earthquakes; Economic impact; Economics; Fragility; Frameworks; hospital system; importance factor; Recovery; Recovery time; Resilience; Seismic activity; Seismic analysis; Subsystems

A framework to quantitatively evaluate seismic resilience of hospital systems is proposed. A typical hospital system is categorized and importance factors for different functional units, subsystems, and components are quantified. Resilience demand is expressed as desirable recovery time of hospital...