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Infectious Disease Outbreak: Overview

Planning for infectious disease disasters is crucial for hospitals to ensure prompt and coordinated responses to outbreaks, minimizing the impact on public health. Effective preparedness strategies enable health care facilities to manage increased patient volumes, safeguard medical staff, and maintain essential services during crises. By anticipating potential challenges, such as resource shortages and infection control measures, hospitals can implement protocols that enhance patient care and community trust.

Maintaining Readiness for Emerging Infectious Diseases

2016 Disaster Conference

This session outlines readiness strategies hospitals can implement to prepare for infectious disease outbreaks. The presentation reviews how these outbreaks impact hospitals and provides tools and resources to assist hospitals in their preparedness efforts.

Regional Infectious Disease Alert Strike Team

2023 Disaster Conference – Best Practice Showcase

Developed by The Permanente Medical Group and Kaiser Permanente Northern California, this educational resource aims to systematically support medical facilities in their care of a suspected or confirmed patient-under-investigation (PUI) for a highly infectious or novel pathogen. The Regional ID Alert Strike Team maintains a trained team of clinician responder-trainers with content expertise and specialized equipment available to redeploy across Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s 21 medical centers.

CDPH Releases California Health Advisory Update on Ebola

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On July 18, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released a California Health Advisory Update on Ebola — one day after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be a public health emergency of international concern.

Active Shooter Planning and Response in a Health Care Setting

Active shooter events in a health care setting present unique challenges: a potentially large vulnerable patient population, hazardous materials (including infectious disease), locked units, special challenges (such as weapons and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines (these machines contain large magnets which can cause issues with firearms, or remove it from the hands of law enforcement), as well as caregivers who can respond to treat victims.

Wildfires During a Public Health Disaster Webinar

The world has been so focused on COVID-19 that it seems summer, and wildfire season, snuck up on us. Responding to wildfires in the midst of a pandemic is another example of how important it is for health care personnel and communities to work together. Preparing and thinking outside the box when it comes to wildfires while dealing with a community spread pandemic helps improve our response. 

Health Care Surge Crisis Care Guidelines Webinar

“Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures…” – Benet Wilson

COVID-19 is challenging America’s health care providers in ways we never imagined. To support them in making difficult decisions during times of scarce medical supplies, California’s health care leadership has been developing guidance that will help frontline health care workers make some of the hardest decisions of their lives.

CDPH Provides Resources, Guidance on Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has responded to the recent spread of novel coronavirus in China — and news of the first U.S. cases this week — by establishing web site updates for consumers and health care providers, holding a call with health care providers on Jan. 23, and issuing All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-09, which details recommendations for health care facilities along with the latest clinical information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).