Toolkit: Hospital Water Disruption
The Guidelines for Developing Best Practices to Assist California Hospitals in Preparing for and Responding to a Water Disruption toolkit may be used for hospital water disruption planning activities.
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Engaging Offsite Clinical Partners in Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
2023 Disaster Conference – Best Practice Showcase
Developed by Stanford Health Care, this tool details how this health care system re-engaged more than 140 outpatient clinics by rounding on their disaster supplies, networking in person, and coordinating offsite sessions to complete a site-specific Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA).
Health Industry Cybersecurity: Cyber Incident Checklist
Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Councils
This Operational Continuity-Cyber Incident (OCCI) checklist provides a flexible template for operational staff and executive management to respond to and recover from an extended enterprise outage due to a serious cyber attack.
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.
Hospital Decontamination Self-Assessment Tool
Developed by the Harvard School of Public Health, this self-assessment tool provides hospitals with a means of evaluating decontamination plans and capabilities against current regulatory standards, recommendations from subject matter experts, and national and international health care decontamination best practices.
CHEMM Intelligent Syndromes Tool (Beta)
CHEMM-IST is a prototype decision support tool developed by experts in medicine and emergency response as an aid for identifying the chemical a patient was exposed to in a mass casualty incident. Toxic syndromes or toxidromes are easily identified with only a few observations.
Considerations in Disaster Meal Planning
2023 Disaster Conference – Best Practice Showcase
This resource highlights considerations in planning for food and water supplies to support patients, staff, and community members during disasters. Key elements include performing a hazard vulnerability analysis, ensuring compliance with CMS requirements, establishing protocols for subsistence, and creating adaptable menus. The poster also emphasizes regulatory compliance and practical considerations, like backup power, sanitation, and the ability to prepare food without utilities.
Hospital Disaster Preparedness Self-Assessment Tool
This assessment tool was developed to assist hospitals in revising and updating existing disaster plans or in the development of new plans. The tool was originally used by a subject matter expert survey team to collect data for a Department of Homeland Security grant so it is constructed in a survey format. The data was […]
Hospital Bomb Threat Self-Assessment Tool
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.
Artificial Intelligence: Tools, Ethics and Risks, Changes Coming
2024 Disaster Conference
This presentation outlines free AI tools and how to use the tool to write, solve problems, translate, and generate images of accident or injury scenes. Using scenarios from risk, health and safety, and emergency management, you’ll learn how to save time so you can do something else in the world of disaster planning.