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April 19, 2026Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Disaster Impact and Health System Resilience: A Case Study of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

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PMPallab MozumderLRLinnette Rodríguez-FigueroaMQMayra Quiles-Miranda

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Overview

Case study examines health system resilience post-Hurricane Maria, suggesting reforms for future preparedness.

Key Points

  • The paper aims to analyze the resilience of Puerto Rico's health system in response to Hurricane Maria.
  • Case study analysis of Puerto Rico's health system post-Hurricane Maria
  • Assessment of infrastructure failures and management responses
  • Evaluation of policy implications and recommendations for improvement
  • Identified interdependent failures in health system infrastructure and management
  • Highlighted the need for decentralized power and better emergency protocols
  • Recommended reforms for federal financing to enhance future disaster preparedness

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Mozumder et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e472fc010ef96374d8ed50https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2026.10346
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