Agentic AI can help hospitals prepare for unprecedented weather.

Gish, Moshe; Rapaport, Carmit · NPJ Digit Med · 2026

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Abstract

As climate change intensifies, healthcare systems will increasingly face unprecedented climatic emergencies surpassing assumptions underlying their emergency protocols. While conventional scenario-based preparedness and contingency planning will remain relevant for most events, they may falter in unexpected crises. In such cases, a threshold-based framework could become essential for hospital response and resilience. Emerging AI agent technology offers opportunities to develop systems that could drive this paradigm shift in hospital climate preparedness.