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The repercussions of extreme heat, poor water quality, flooding, wildfires, air pollution and other unexpected environmental events are making people sicker and escalating the cost of providing care. Extreme events such as these exacerbate chronic cardiac, respiratory, and other conditions, which are especially acute for those who are at a socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, or geographic disadvantage, making climate change also a health equity problem.

The increasing severity of climate-based events directly affects healthcare organizations’ operations as they react to these events and face disruptions in care and challenges in patient safety, the actual quality of care and managing unexpected costs.