Health Care

Surge Capacity

A health care system's ability to rapidly mobilize to meet an increased demand, to rapidly expand beyond normal services levels to meet the increased demand in the event of large-scale DISASTERS or public health emergencies.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A health care system's ability to rapidly mobilize to meet an increased demand, to rapidly expand beyond normal services levels to meet the increased demand in the event of large-scale DISASTERS or public health emergencies.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Capacities, Surge
  • Capacity, Surge
  • Surge Capacities

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

note category: restrict to health care

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History Note

2009

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Tree Number

  1. N05.300w.450.760

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Surge Capacity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055872. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055872
  2. Surge Capacity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70451253