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CHA Checklist: Shelter-in-Place
CHA developed the attached the Shelter-In-Place Planning Checklist, which includes a decision-making algorithm for shelter-in-place and evacuation activation and may be used to assist hospitals with developing, reviewing, or updating their plans. The checklist is intended to help hospitals ensure that elements listed have been addressed in their plans, policies, and procedures.
Emergency Management Principles and Practices for Health Care Systems
The topics covered in the Emergency Management Principles and Practices curriculum are vital for enhancing hospital planning efforts. These principles are essential for coordinating efforts among various agencies and ensuring a unified approach to crisis management.
ASPR TRACIE Webinar on 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities
On January 11, 2017, ASPR TRACIE hosted a webinar on the newly-released 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities. The webinar is archived and available for viewing on the ASPR TRACIE website.
Continuity of Operations Plan Template
Developed by the California Association of Health Facilities, this template is designed to assist long-term care providers in developing an effective continuity of operations plan for emergency scenarios. While this template is designed for long-term care, small and rural hospitals may find the template useful and adaptable.
Hospital Continuity Resources
These resources were developed to help hospitals prepare for and manage disruptions while maintaining critical operations.
Continuity 101
Presented by Angela Devlen at Wakefield Brunswick, this workshop aims to educate hospitals on establishing and maintaining a continuity program that will allow the continuation of essential clinical, research, business and administrative operations in the event of natural, technological, man-made or public health emergencies.
Hospital Business Continuity Templates
These business continuity plan (BCP) templates and instruction manuals are provided by the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency to assist health care facilities develop their business continuity plans and meet the Hospital Preparedness Program’s Health Care Preparedness Capability.
California Hospital Emergency Code Survey
In 2014, the California Hospital Association surveyed hospitals about implementation of emergency codes, finding sustained progress in hospital emergency code implementation among California health care facilities.
Checklist: Developing an Incident Action Plan
This tool is designed to assist hospitals in the development of an Incident Action Plan (IAP) for each operational period. The IAP uses a combination of Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) Forms; it is minimally comprised of HICS 201 Incident Briefing, HICS 202 Incident Objectives, HICS 203 Organization Assignment List, HICS 204 Branch Assignment List, and HICS 215A Incident Action Safety Analysis.