With the recent HRSA funding coming from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, many hospitals have been able to prepare for outbreaks caused by airborne pathogens, such as the SARS problem we saw in Asia recently. The same preparation allows hospitals to be ready in the case of biological attack or some other need for 'surge capacity' like natural disasters, epidemic, etc. The HRSA guidelines have some very specific requirements that hospitals need to do in order to qualify for funding, Brad Miller