FEMA P767 Earthquake 
Mitigation for Hospitals 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students are introduced to earthquake hazards in 
health care settings and learn about methods that can be used to analyze and 
reduce risks of damage in hospitals and other medical buildings. Such facilities 
have unique nonstructural components, including equipment and infrastructure 
systems that can become sources of injury or damage even during smaller 
earthquakes. By implementing sound, cost-effective mitigation measures, health 
care facilities can reduce seismic risks and ensure that, in the event of an 
earthquake, they can remain in operation to serve their communities. 

 

TARGET AUDIENCE: Hospital facilities managers, engineers, 
administrators, and other hospital personnel. 

GENERAL INFORMATION: 

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Materials: Course materials and/or CDs will be disseminated onsite. 

 

REGISTRATION: To register, email your name, title, organization, address, 
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AGENDA: 

1. Introduction: What is Seismic Risk for Hospital Facilities 
2. Regional Earthquake Hazard 
3. Building Structural Vulnerability to Earthquakes 
4. Building Nonstructural Vulnerability to Earthquakes 
5. Earthquake Performance Expectations—Postearthquake 
6. What can be done to Reduce Seismic Risk, Overview 
7. Planning and Managing the Process of Earthquake Risk Reduction in 
Existing Hospitals 
8. Structural Mitigation 
9. Nonstructural Mitigation 
10. Integration Opportunities for Structural and Nonstructural Mitigation 
11. Possible Mitigation Funding Sources 



This training is supported by NEHRP National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program (NETAP).
For more information visit: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/earthquake/training_netap.shtm