This tool is designed to address these challenges by providing a curriculum that can be used to train hospital personnel on how to prepare for and respond to the psychological consequences of large-scale disasters. The training has three modules that are intended to be used either as standalone training or in combination depending on the facility and audience needs:
This self-assessment tool assists hospitals in evaluating their preparedness for bomb threats. It outlines key assessment areas, including policies, staff training, communication protocols, and emergency response plans.
The Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA) is a public-private-grassroots partnership of organizations, working together to improve earthquake and tsunami preparedness, mitigation, and resiliency.
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO developed this guide as a basis for forming a strong community tsunami readiness policy. It provides a general plan of action and basic framework for dealing with the unique hazards resulting from tsunamis.
Hospitals must be prepared for the eventuality of drought-related operational challenges. With planning, hospitals can be better prepared to maintain operations when impacted by drought conditions, ensuring continued patient care and operational efficiency.
UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center shares a preview of the largest, most complex seismic test ever conducted. Get an inside look at how UC San Diego’s five-story hospital may be impacted by dramatic earthquakes, and gain an understanding of how complex hospital building systems perform after earthquakes.
The number and magnitude of natural disasters affecting Missouri in 2011 demonstrated the importance of hospital planning and preparedness. Hospitals throughout Missouri activated their emergency operations plans and the hospital command centers because of the 2011 disasters. And, although the financial damage for all three events was substantial, the impact on the health care system was manageable.
Developed by the Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Councils, this tool highlights some of the impacts of a water interruption and poses questions to ask to help you prepare for an interruption.
Hospitals play a crucial role in community resilience, particularly in the face of increasing incidents of extreme weather due to climate change.
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) members respond to calls for help. National VOAD is an association of organizations that mitigate and alleviate the impact of disasters, provides a forum promoting cooperation, communication, coordination and collaboration; and fosters more effective delivery of services to communities affected by disaster.