What were three significant challenges with the response

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Homework: Healthcare Administration-Hurricane Sandy- New Jersey, Disaster Response

Hurricane Sandy also known as Superstorm Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive, as well as the strongest hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm inflicted nearly $70 billion in damage and killed 233 people across eight countries, from the Caribbean to Canada. Sandy was a Category 3 storm at its peak intensity when it landed in Cuba. While it was a Category 2 hurricane off the coast of the Northeastern United States, the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, with tropical storm-force winds spanning 1,150 miles. New Jersey was severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy, with economic losses of approximately $30 billion.

Your homework: In a MEMO format, in 900 to 1100 words, please discuss the following about the New Jersey response to Hurricane Sandy:

1) What were three areas that went well with the response?
2) What were three significant challenges with the response?
3) What were three ways in which the response could have been improved?

We discussed Fayol's Five Functions of Management: (i) Planning, (ii) organizing, (iii) coordinating, (iv) commanding, and (v) controlling As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) how would you enhance your healthcare facility's Hurricane Disaster preparedness? Discuss which ways you would utilize Fayol's Second Function of Management, organizing into enhancing your facilities' disaster preparedness, specifically for hurricanes? Also, discuss the political forces that were present with this response.

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