2021 Virtual Disaster Conference
This session encourages attendees to examine elements of purpose, passion, relationships, and vision that contribute to well-being at work and in life. Well-being is paramount to enhancing resiliency and creating performance excellence during adversity.
2021 Virtual Disaster Conference
Health care workers were front and center in caring for patients during the pandemic. Employers quickly implemented workforce strategies, resources, and programs to address employee safety as well as mental, physical, and financial needs during the pandemic. In this presentation, Sharp HealthCare shared its best practices, programs, and resources.
2021 Virtual Disaster Conference
This session encourages attendees to examine elements of purpose, passion, relationships, and vision that contribute to well-being at work and in life. Well-being is paramount to enhancing resiliency and creating performance excellence during adversity.
2021 Virtual Disaster Conference
Cottage Health shares strategies that allowed it to be successful in ensuring personal protective equipment for staff across its hospitals, laboratory, and urgent care centers. Presenters also shared ongoing measures still in effect and strategies currently being implemented to prepare for the future.
2021 Virtual Disaster Conference
Presented by UC Davis Health, this session offers a unique perspective to Crisis Standards of Care, offering strategies for operating with scarce resources in disaster events. Learn how this system convened a group of physicians, bio-ethicists, communications specialists, and disaster planners to work through this incredibly arduous topic.
Emergency management and security officials are increasingly tasked with ways to effectively and safely train hospital workers on how to respond. This presentation discusses new methodologies for tackling the crucial task of training each hospital staff member and department, based on their unique functions within the hospital, as well as with their specific locations on any hospital campus.
The number and magnitude of natural disasters affecting Missouri in 2011 demonstrated the importance of hospital planning and preparedness. Hospitals throughout Missouri activated their emergency operations plans and the hospital command centers because of the 2011 disasters. And, although the financial damage for all three events was substantial, the impact on the health care system was manageable.
The Ready or Not? report by the Trust for America’s Health offers an independent evaluation of the U.S.’s public health readiness, highlighting progress and areas needing improvement. It reviews state preparedness levels, the federal government’s role, and suggests enhancements for emergency response capabilities. The report promotes accountability in the use of taxpayer funds for health emergency readiness and recommends transitioning to a strategic, capability-focused system for effective response to health crises, including disease, disasters, and bio-terrorism threats. It also emphasizes the need for transparency to allow policymakers to accurately gauge the nation’s preparedness.
A comprehensive guide outlining the process and requirements for hospitals seeking reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Alternative Care Site (ACS) program.
Maintaining open communication during a disaster is crucial to effective response. Learn more about primary communications channels and how to ensure hospitals have what they need to coordinate response.