This model estimates the time required to evacuate patients in healthcare facilities and transport them to receiving facilities. To begin, click the "New Scenario" button. Then fill out the data elements on the Scenario Input Page, including the characteristics of the vehicles used, characteristics of the evacuating and receiving hospitals, and other factors that affect travel time. Then click the Run Scenario button. Click the "Help" button on any of the following pages to view additional information about the model and its assumptions.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provided funding for the model, via an interagency transfer from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. For additional information on the model, contact Tom Rich at Abt Associates or Sally Phillips at AHRQ.