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California hospitals are assigned seismic SPC ratings; presenter says most meet top standard
Summary
A presenter explained Californias structural performance category (SPC) system for acute-care hospital buildings, saying SPCs run from 1 to 5, most hospitals meet SPC-5, less than 1% are SPC-1, and SPC-1 facilities cannot provide general acute care; a full list is on the presenters website.
"Have you ever walked into a hospital and wondered to yourself, could it withstand a powerful earthquake?" an unidentified presenter asked, using the question to introduce California's system for rating hospital buildingsearthquake resilience.
The presenter said California assigns each acute-care hospital building a structural performance category, or SPC, on a scale from 1 to 5 to assess the risk of collapse for structural elements such as beams, columns,…
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