Effectively changing the management methodology for tornado evacuation procedures.

This article discusses how action research was used to identify, diagnose, and involve focus group members in resolving problems associated with the safe evacuation of patients and employees during imminent tornado weather. Collaboration and joint action planning among group members, says the author, resulted in new evacuation procedures that increased dependable communications among staff, ensured the continuation of good patient care, and assured the expedient and safe evacuation of patients and employees.