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Whether to evacuate patients prior to the arrival of a storm such as the recent Gulf Coast hurricanes often is not a cut-and-dried decision, says Robert Wise, MD, Vice President, Division of Standards and Survey Methods for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).

To evacuate or not to evacuate?