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As new report highlights high cost of retrofitting hospitals in CA, we discuss the value of the seismic standards
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After damage to 11 hospitals during the 1994 Northridge quake, California legislators passed SB 1953, which required hospital buildings to meet new safety standards. According to the current deadlines, by 2020 hospitals must minimize the risk of collapse and by 2030 they should be able to maintain operations after a big earthquake.