Standards and Guidelines for Health Care Surge During Emergencies: Volume I
California Department of Public Health developed a tool for hospitals on general emergency response planning and related integration activities.
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Using Disaster Drills to Meet the Response to the Evolution of Active Threats
2023 Disaster Conference – Best Practice Showcase
Shared by Sutter Roseville Medical Center, this resource details how active shooter/active threat drills and education have proven to be successful. Following the drills, personnel felt less distress and more comfortable with emergency responses. Preparing for these types of incidents pose challenges, but not preparing can be devastating. Active threats can involve more than just shooters with firearms– threats can include guns, knives or even explosives. Healthcare facilities must plan and prepare for the worst-case scenario.
Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program
The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) is a capabilities and performance-based exercise program that provides a standardized methodology and terminology for exercise design, development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning.
Trial by Fire: Building the Strength to be Flexible
Disruption is now the norm, and hospitals must be prepared to respond to multiple types of disasters – sometimes running simultaneous responses or prolonged incident command centers. Learn from an emergency preparedness coordinator whose hospital has opened HICS 17 times in seven years, responding to a wide variety of disasters. This session shares tips on engaging staff and leaders in a meaningful way to build a living, relevant emergency management program that has the strength to be flexible, adding resilience to your team to emerge stronger after disasters.
2025 Behavioral Health Care Symposium
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
The 2025 Behavioral Health Care Symposium is in Sacramento, and it is shaping up to be a great opportunity for behavioral health care professionals.
Guidance: Health Care Facility Use of Surge Tents
Hospitals facing a sudden rise in emergency department patients may find it necessary to establish a surge tent for triage purposes.
Other Training Resources
The following resources are shared to support hospitals in enhancing their crisis preparedness and response capabilities. These tools focus on fostering effective collaboration between hospitals and emergency management agencies to support a coordinated responses during disasters. They also include training resources to help hospital staff gain specialized knowledge on protocols to ensure staff are equipped to handle various crisis scenarios.
Register Now for CHA’s Emergency Services Forum
CHA's Emergency Services Forum — an event focused on hospital emergency department management and its intersection with emergency services and the community — is set for Dec. 7 in Riverside.
CHA Checklist: Hospital Repopulation After Evacuation
CHA, in consult with state agencies, has prepared a Hospital Repopulation after Evacuation Guidelines and Checklist to help hospitals identify identify operational and safety best practices and regulatory agency requirements that must be considered when repopulating after full or partial evacuation of general acute care hospital inpatient building(s).
New Disaster Preparedness Site Streamlines Crisis Response Resources
What’s happening: CHA has incorporated its disaster preparedness website, www.calhospitalprepare.org, into the general CHA website, giving members one-stop access to all association info.
What else to know: The new web page retains the critical disaster recovery and response information formerly housed on the previous site, combining that essential content with CHA’s broader resources.