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Being a READY Rural Hospital

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. 

Outreach to Vulnerable Patients in Emergencies

2023 Disaster Conference

The growing population of older adults in the United States with complex medical conditions are typically the most severely impacted by large-scale weather and climate disasters. A health care systems’ ability to leverage technology and optimize limited resources during an emergency is universal. Join us to learn how the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) established the Vulnerable Patient Care, Access, and Response in Emergencies (VP CARE) Program to provide standardized data tools and guidance to assist medical facilities with conducting outreach and care coordination to vulnerable Veteran populations during major emergencies

Managing Pediatric Winter Viral Surges

2023 Disaster Conference

The Children’s Hospital of Orange County reviewed strategies for managing the pediatric winter viral surge, including implementing surge plans and decompression measures, to optimize patient flow. This presentation addresses best practices and lessons learned with the goal of equipping hospitals to be prepared to meet the inevitable pediatric winter viral surge.

When Violence is an Everyday Occurrence for Hospital Staff

2023 Disaster Conference

Health care workers are particularly at risk of experiencing workplace violence. The range of potential violence is broad and can include simple acts of aggression to significant acts of physical violence. As organizations work to better understand the dynamics of workplace violence, additional attention needs to be paid to the effect acts of workplace violence have on our employees and organizations.

Active Shooter Training: Exercise Coordination with Law Enforcement and Fire Department Response

2023 Disaster Conference

Learn how Huntington Hospital, along with law enforcement and fire department partners, quickly and effectively planned not one, but four active shooter training exercises within our facility in just 4 months. Our education department filmed the sessions and interviewed staff to create a training video for those unable to attend, which will be shown during the presentation. We will share lessons learned and highlight how hospital leadership and our planning team worked together to ensure this training was successful for our employees while minimizing impact on hospital operations.

Virtual Reality for Emergency Management Training

2023 Disaster Conference

The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services require that health care entities maintain “all-hazard” emergency preparedness and response capability and capacity. Leveraging virtual reality (VR) as a training modality for emergency management training holds great promise as an effective, realistic, immersive, and scalable health care training strategy.

This session discussed adult learning theory, emergency management training challenges and strategies, and how virtual reality provides an efficient alternative to traditional training methods. 

Mass Casualty Incident Surge Tool

2023 Disaster Conference – Best Practice Showcase

The document describes policies implemented by Pomona Valley Hospital and standardizes responses for large-scale emergencies that could overwhelm hospital resources. The program includes quarterly and annual training, focusing on rapid setup and resource allocation, with ongoing physician engagement and family reunification plans. The hospital has seen substantial improvements in activation time for emergencies, reducing setup time from over 45 minutes to just 15.

Rapid Disposition & Emergency Department Flow in Mass Casualty Incidents

2023 Disaster Conference

Overcrowding makes Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) planning increasingly difficult for hospital emergency departments (EDs). MCI plans must incorporate tactics for rapidly and safely clearing space in EDs to accommodate the influx of casualties. The goal of this planning is to provide the greatest good for the greatest number of patients, both at the hospital before the disaster and for new casualties being received. Stanford experts will review how this planning is designed and how it has been refined with years of practice at their facility.

PG&E: Utility Response During Emergency Events

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.

How Coalitions Safeguard Patients in Power Outages

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.