2023 Disaster Conference
Learn about PG&E’s overall Incident Command Structure (ICS) during event activations, the power outage restoration process, and real-life examples of emergency events that impacted hospitals. session included an overview of the process to coordinate response safely and efficiently to an emergency event affecting gas or electrical system from planning, activation, assessment, restoration, and deactivation.
2023 Disaster Conference
California forced hospitals to rely on emergency power by initiating Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) to minimize the risk of wildfires triggered by power lines. Hospital generator failures led the LA County Healthcare Coalition to launch an initiative to identify emergency power vulnerabilities and develop innovative solutions to close gaps. This initiative culminated with the publication of the Healthcare Facility Emergency Power Resilience Playbook to bolster hospital emergency power resilience in their jurisdictions.
These templates are intended to serve as samples for those new to HICS. Hospitals can use these templates to support their response framework, ensuring that teams are aligned in their patient care approach, resource allocation, and communications.
This resource serves as an educational resource for health care providers, encouraging proactive measures to protect against measles by raising awareness, focusing on its symptoms, transmission, and the importance of vaccination. It highlights key facts about the disease, including how it spreads, its potential complications, and the critical role of the measles vaccine in preventing outbreaks.
This resource serves as an educational resource for health care providers, encouraging proactive measures to protect against measles by raising awareness, focusing on its symptoms, transmission, and the importance of vaccination. It highlights key facts about the disease, including how it spreads, its potential complications, and the critical role of the measles vaccine in preventing outbreaks.
Guidelines for Pertussis Control provides comprehensive recommendations for the prevention and management of pertussis (whooping cough) in health care settings. It emphasizes the importance of vaccination, particularly in vulnerable populations such as infants and pregnant women. The document outlines strategies for outbreak management, including case identification, reporting, and contact tracing. Additionally, it discusses treatment options and the role of health care providers in educating patients about the disease. The guidelines aim to enhance public health response and reduce the incidence of pertussis through coordinated efforts across health care settings.
This guide outlines the essential capabilities and actions required for effective emergency department management during an pandemic influenza outbreaks. It highlights the roles of various stakeholders, including health care personnel, public health officials, and government entities at all levels, in operational planning before, during, and after an outbreak. The guidance aims to strengthen interdependencies among all parties to protect health care infrastructure and ensure the delivery of emergency medical treatment during a pandemic.
This toolkit outlines resources and models for meeting the challenges of health care organizations during disaster scenarios. These scenarios often overwhelm hospital resources, necessitating the development of preparedness and response strategies. The guide covers the importance of proactive planning, partnership-building among stakeholders, and development of scalable response plans in hospital disaster planning.
Hospitals can face significant challenges in managing their N95 mask supplies, especially during public health emergencies. Calculating N95 supply needs is invaluable in ensuring that health care facilities can maintain adequate inventory levels while minimizing waste.
Enacted by Congress in 1986, the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) guarantees public access to emergency services without regard to the ability to pay. Under Section 1867 of the Social Security Act, hospitals participating in Medicare and providing emergency services are mandated to conduct a medical screening examination upon request for evaluation or treatment of an emergency medical condition, including active labor, irrespective of the individual’s financial status.