About Emergency Preparedness
It’s time to change the way California thinks about disaster response. The COVID-19 pandemic showed that hospitals can quickly mobilize to provide flexible approaches to patient care during a disaster. The state must draw upon these lessons to prepare differently so the next crisis will be less severe. Given California’s size and complexity, the health care disaster response system of the future must be nimble enough to respond to any catastrophe. View more information on hospital disaster preparedness.
Beyond the Survey: Creating Shareable Practices Through Compliance/Emergency Management Collaboration
2018 Disaster Conference
This session focused on Emergency Preparedness Final Rule Implementation and considerations for national compliance in emergency management to ensure integration of federal requirements with state and local regulations, as well as accreditation standards.
Preparing for and Protecting Against Health Care Hacks
2018 Disaster Conference
Hancock Health presented on a cyberattack event they experienced, describing their pre-incident conditions, the timeline of the attack, and their response to the event. The session provided a legal analysis, and gave insights on how hospitals and health systems can prepare for, and lessen the likelihood of, cyberattack incidents.
Lessons from the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season
2018 Disaster Conference
This session provided an overview of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) system and the NDMS deployment in response to the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. The presentation gave an overview of the priorities during these events, and now hospital operations were impacted as a result of this severe weather.
Lessons Learned: Building Integrated Firestorm Response and Recovery
2018 Disaster Conference
Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health presenters share how their organizations responded to wildfires that caused their hospitals to evacuate in October 2017. The session details operational impacts as well as recovery efforts taken by both health systems to restore hospital services to the community. Presenters shared lessons learned from these events and highlight opportunities for improved performance.
Crisis Care Guidelines: Now It Is Time to Implement
2020 Virtual Disaster Conference
This presentation reviews how hospitals can develop and implement guidelines for continuing care when resources become critically constrained. The session provides information for hospitals on the process of shifting from conventional to contingency and ultimately to crisis care, where the focus transitions from individual patient care to managing care for the broader population. Highlights of the session include the ethical and non-discriminatory decision-making processes that help prepare hospitals for adapting their operations.
Public Safety Partnerships and Disaster Response
2020 Virtual Disaster Conference
This presentation outlines how hospitals can build relationships with public safety partners to effectively respond to disasters. The session covers implementation strategies and lessons-learned from facilities who use a collaborative planning and response structure within their communities.
Hospital-Based Surge Management
2020 Virtual Disaster Conference
This presentation offers strategies hospital can use in taking a simplified approach to planning, engagement, and communications as they plan to manage patient surges.
Maximizing Federal Assistance: Seeking, Obtaining and Using CARES Act & Federal Assistance Funds
2020 Virtual Disaster Conference
Hospitals have multiple federal funding opportunities when protecting life and safety in their communities. This session provides information on coverage, needed documentation, reimbursement timelines, and which funding source(s) to pursue.
Putting Digital Technology into Practice for “The New Normal” and Beyond
2020 Virtual Disaster Conference
This presentation offers a review of Everbridge and its capabilities in assisting in hospital disaster preparedness. The session covers a variety of complexities hospitals should consider in their planning efforts and how the platform can be utilized in emergency management.
Fatality Management in New York City Hospitals: Lessons Learned
2020 Virtual Disaster Conference
Learn about the challenges faced by New York City hospitals in managing the unprecedented surge in fatalities. This session outlines how the the city’s mass fatality management plans were quickly overwhelmed, and reviews how hospital quickly adapted to increase mortuary space, redeploy staff, and work closely with the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to manage body collection points and long-term storage. The session also outlined the various logistical challenges faced by hospitals and emphasized the need for improved coordination, enhanced hospital preparedness, and updates to fatality management plans for future emergencies.