Given the complexity of the health care environment and the threats to patient safety and quality care, collaboration with other members of the health care team is vital. Fortunately, there are many organizations investing significant time in providing helpful resources and recommendations.
Impact on Japan's Economy. The Triple Disaster devastated Japan's economy in four ways. First, it destroyed 138,000 buildings and cost $360 billion in economic damage. This is more than the $250 billion cost estimate for Hurricane Katrina.
The quake, of magnitude 9.0 (compared with the Kobe earthquake in 1995 of magnitude 7.3), and subsequent tsunami struck a broad, rural area responsible for generating around 4% of Japanâs GDP. Some 125,000 buildings were destroyed and 15,000 people lost their lives.he quake, of magnitude 9.0 (compared with the Kobe earthquake in 1995 of magnitude 7.3), and subsequent tsunami struck a broad, rural area responsible for generating around 4% of Japanâs GDP. Some 125,000 buildings were destroyed and 15,000 people lost their lives.