**8. Conclusions**

Management ofMIDis amulti-professional approachin a chain of reactions. A chainis not stronger thanits weakestlink. The flexible surge capacity conceptis a feasible approach toemergencymanagementthat involves all stakeholders within the community. Educational initiatives, drills and exercises, nonprofessionals' empowerment, professional alternatives, organizational and legal changes, and su fficient funding are needed to realize the concept. This response system can also increase societal resilience through community participation and may advance nations' fulfillment of some of the WHO's Sustainable Development Goals. Components that explore possibilities of an attainable increased regional flexible preparedness are novel to the Swedish as well as other contexts. They could lead to a change in the crisis managemen<sup>t</sup> system. The mobilization of su fficient resources to establish, deliver, and sustain programs over time will be essential to e ffective implementation of the FSC-concept. This study has found ample will residing in civil society to help the healthcare sector respond to MIDs. It is now up to the crisis managemen<sup>t</sup> system to channel this will to help in a smart, safe, and e fficient way.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, A.K.-M.; formal analysis, V.G., P.P., E.C., and A.K.-M.; investigation, V.G.; methodology, E.C. and A.K.-M.; project administration, V.K.; resources, A.K.-M.; supervision, A.K.-M.; writing—original draft, V.G.; writing—review and editing, P.P., E.C., and A.K-M. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research received no external funding.

**Acknowledgments:** The authors would like to thank Associate Professor Yohan Robinson for his support to this project.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
