OPERATIONALIZING NATIONAL RESILIENCE:: A POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING A U.S. MEDICAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT RESILIENCE INDEX ACROSS PUBLIC & PRIVATE HEALTH

The resilience of healthcare systems is a critical national security priority, yet the United States lacks a standardized framework for measuring operational readiness across its fragmented public-private healthcare ecosystem. This study develops a policy framework for a Medical Operations Management Resilience Index (MOMRI) to transform conceptual resilience into actionable, quantifiable metrics. Through a systematic review of secondary data, the research identifies core operational domains including surge capacity, supply chain stability, workforce adaptability, digital inter-operability, and inter-organizational coordination that determine system performance during crises.