Lessons Learned from the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Fire

On February 7, 2023, a 10-alarm fire at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital (Massachusetts) resulted in the total evacuation of the hospital, continued closure, and extensive recovery efforts. In this webinar, hospital representatives shared their experience navigating a complete utilities failure during a fire emergency and discussed their successes and challenges of patient movement, transfers, and discharge; maintaining patient and staff safety; managing cascading events; collaboration with local/state/regional partners; and how lessons learned impact facility plans, protocols, and training.