Evacuation of a Mental Health Center During a Forest Fire in Israel

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 288-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoly Kreinin ◽  
Tatiana Shakera ◽  
Ayala Sheinkman ◽  
Tamar Levi ◽  
Vered Tal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Mental Health Center ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Public Health Preparedness ◽  
Staff Members

AbstractTirat Carmel Mental Health Center was successfully evacuated in December 2010 during a ravaging forest fire in the nearby Carmel Mountains. A total of 228 patients were successfully evacuated from the center within 45 minutes. No fatalities or injuries associated with the evacuation occurred. We believe that the efficient functioning of the administrative and medical staff provides a replicable model that can contribute to the level of awareness and readiness of hospital staff members for natural and manmade disasters. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2014;0:1-5)

scholarly journals Myrllen's Coat

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-60
Author(s):  
Catherine Heard
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
State Hospital ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Mental Health Center ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Eastern State ◽  
Sewing Needle ◽  
Schizophrenic Woman ◽  
State Museum

In 1948, a schizophrenic woman admitted to the Eastern State Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee, began shredding rags into coloured thread and begging hospital staff to give her a sewing needle. In the space of seven years, she created several garments, densely embroidered with images and glossolalic text. Ward notes dismissively summarized, “She sews without purpose…is non-productive”. In 1955 she was medicated with the newly developed drug, chlorpromazine, and stopped sewing. Over the years, most of the works were lost –– along with the medical records of their creator, who is known by the pseudonym, “Myrllen”. Today, only two artifacts remain: a scarf, which hangs in Lakeshore Mental Health Center in Knoxville; and a coat, preserved in the Tennessee State Museum. My research is the first academic study of these artifacts, which are virtually unknown outside of Tennessee and Maryland.

Integrated Care Case Study: A Community Mental Health Center and a Federally Qualified Health Center

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Cato-Degroff ◽  
Brian Desantis ◽  
Fred Michel ◽  
Michael D. Welch ◽  
Kelly Phillips-Henry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Community Mental Health Center ◽  
Mental Health Center ◽  
Federally Qualified Health Center
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