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.
2023 Disaster Conference
Presented by members of California’s Regional Disaster Medical Health Coordinators and Specialists (RDMHS) team, this presentation highlights the process by which medical health resource requests are fulfilled, both inside and outside the region(s). The presentation details real-life examples, and provides an overview of the challenges faced, and solutions implemented, to fulfill these requests.
2023 Disaster Conference
Partnership and cooperation are necessary for effective large-scale drills. Learn best practices from one community trauma center.
2023 Disaster Conference
Sutter Health’s presentation shares a general framework to support facilities in submitting disaster claims to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Grant Program.
2023 Disaster Conference
Rural communities face many challenges and resource limitations. When an emergency arises, it is not the time to scramble to find needed resources. Ideally resource needs have been identified and memoranda of understanding (MOUs) are already in place, ready to access if needed. Rural hospitals are a hub of the community and can lead the way in emergency preparedness collaboration and organization by establishing relationships, contacts and MOUs with business, schools, and community organizations.
2023 Disaster Conference
In this presentation, participants will learn how to lead cost efficient disaster exercises and incident responses within thematic approaches within the following scenarios: mass decontamination, active shooter, bomb threat and labor action scenarios, and will receive ready-made templates for exercise development.
Communication (EM.02.02.01) Resources and assets (EM.02.02.03) Safety and security (EM.02.02.05) Staff responsibilities (EM.02.02.07) Utilities management (EM.02.02.09) Patient clinical and support activities (EM.02.02.11)
The Joint Commission in EM.03.01.03 requires the deficiencies and opportunities for improvement, identified in the evaluation of all emergency response exercises be communicated to the improvement team responsible for monitoring environment of care issues. NFPA 1600 requires that procedures shall be established to take corrective action on any deficiency identified.
Hospitals are required to conduct and review their Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) annually. The HVA is a systematic approach to identifying hazards that may affect demand for the hospitals services or its ability to provide those services. The risks associated with each hazard are analyzed to prioritize planning, mitigation, response and recovery activities. The HVA serves as a needs assessment for the Emergency Management program. This process should involve community partners and be communicated to community emergency response agencies.