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Stockpiles can aid with healthcare surge that occurs after a disaster, and experts recommend that these caches be assessed at least annually to ensure supply integrity. The purpose of this study was to assess a regional stockpile to determine its viability and readiness. An assessment was performed in the summer and fall of 2016 on a regionally funded stockpile that was decentralized through a regional network of 15 local hospitals. Each supply was assessed to determine whether the correct amount was present, if it was in a safe and usable condition (ie, deployable), and whether it had expired. Stockpiled materials were categorized by the type of supply or equipment for analysis. The percent of deployable materials was calculated for each item, each category of supplies, and for the entire cache. Almost all sites (93.3%, n = 14) reported that they inventory their cache at least once a year. On average, 60.1% of each site's cache materials were present and deployable (range: 22.1%-87.5%). The best-maintain...