Patient-Zero Drill Exposes Major Gaps as 40% of Healthcare Facilities Fail Test
A large-scale patient-zero drill involving actors with makeup and simulated symptoms tested the readiness of 73 healthcare facilities and found that 40% failed to respond adequately. The exercise underscores persistent weaknesses in triage, infection control, and frontline coordination at a time when health systems remain under pressure from cyber, cloud, and supply-chain dependencies.
