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Every dollar invested in preparedness can save up to $13 in disaster recovery costs

The Climate Resiliency Report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Allstate, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation shows that investments in resilience and preparedness can substantially reduce the economic costs associated with disasters. The study revealed that each $1 of investment in resilience and disaster preparedness reduces a community’s economic costs after an event by $7. That’s the median ratio for the 25 disasters modeled as part of the study. That $7 of savings for economic costs is in addition to the $6 of savings for damage already assumed in our model. Combining the two ratios finds that every $1 invested in resilience and disaster preparedness saves $13 in economic impact, damage, and cleanup costs after the event.

Up to 25% more hospital patients could survive a crisis with strong prevention and surge response systems

Up to 25% more hospital patients could survive a crisis with strong prevention and surge response systems. Bolstering preventive (pre-crisis) measures and supporting response to surge in a hospital during a crisis will save many lives. A study in 2021 revealed that potentially every 1 in 4 patients admitted to a hospital during a crisis could be saved if preventive measures and surge response are deployed in that hospital – even beyond the use of emerging treatments.