Hospital Disaster Preparedness

CHA Checklist: Hospital Evacuation

This checklist provides guidance on developing or updating hospital evacuation plans, including detailed information, instructions, and procedures that can be engaged in any emergency situation necessitating either full or partial hospital evacuation, or sheltering in place.

Staff may need to accompany patients and work in staging areas, in local government Alternative Care Sites and/or at receiving facilities, subject to receiving proper emergency credentials. Drills, training, and reviews must be conducted to ensure that staff have a working knowledge of the plan and to ensure that the plan is workable. 

The hospital evacuation plan should be consistent with federal NIMS and The Joint Commission requirements.