... severe damages, especially to curative healthcare infrastructures such as hospitals. Floods have been the major contributor to the economic loss of the Sri Lankan healthcare system. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a proper flood risk assessment framework for Sri Lankan hospitals...

...Sathiyanathan Harisuthan; Hashan Hasalanka; Devmini Kularatne; Chandana Siriwardana Purpose This paper aims to identify the specific parameters in developing a framework to assess the structural vulnerability of hospital buildings in Sri Lanka against tsunami. Along with that, the adaptability...

... Purpose – The future of healthcare delivery will depend in part on the adaptive capacity of hospital infrastructure required to respond to the predicted physical and health-related impacts of climate change. The purpose of this paper is to assess the vulnerabilities and opportunities...

...Nebil Achour; Andrew D.F. Price; Martin Loosemore; Jane Carthey; Venny Chandra; Anumitra Mirti Chand Purpose The future of healthcare delivery will depend in part on the adaptive capacity of hospital infrastructure required to respond to the predicted physical and health‐related impacts of climate...

... attention to hospitals. Also an attempt is made to assess the magnitude of minimum economic losses, so as to design and undertake measures for reducing human misery in the event of a major disaster. Design/methodology/approach Seismic vulnerability of the building stock is evaluated using FEMA technique...