A Hospital Disaster Management Plan (HDMP) is a comprehensive and systematic framework prepared by a hospital to effectively prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and mass casualty incidents. It ensures that hospitals continue to provide uninterrupted medical services during emergencies such as earthquakes, floods, cyclones, fires, epidemics, chemical accidents, industrial disasters, terrorist attacks, and other public health emergencies. Since hospitals are critical infrastructure, a well-designed HDMP minimizes loss of life, protects healthcare workers and patients, and ensures efficient utilization of available resources. The primary objective of the HDMP is to maintain continuity of essential health services while managing a sudden surge of patients. It aims to reduce mortality and morbidity by ensuring timely medical care, proper coordination, effective communication, and optimum use of human and material resources. The plan also focuses on protecting hospital buildings, medical equipment, records, and supplies from disaster-related damage. The Hospital Disaster Management Committee is responsible for preparing, implementing, and reviewing the HDMP. The committee is usually headed by the hospital administrator or medical superintendent and includes representatives from emergency medicine, nursing, surgery, intensive care, laboratory services, pharmacy, engineering, security, housekeeping, communication, and logistics. Each member has clearly defined responsibilities to ensure prompt and coordinated action during emergencies. Risk assessment is an essential component of the HDMP. Hospitals identify hazards that may affect their functioning, such as natural disasters, technological accidents, biological emergencies, fire hazards, structural failures, and external conflicts. Vulnerability analysis helps determine the hospital's preparedness level and the measures required to reduce potential risks. Based on this assessment, preventive and mitigation strategies are developed. An