This session offers new strategies for hospitals as they prepare to deliver health care in disasters, along with an overview of challenges faced and new solutions to help hospitals respond.
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The Human Resources Committee meets periodically throughout the year. Listed below are the upcoming dates and times, as well as meeting information packets from previous meetings.
2019
February 27, 2019 (via teleconference)
March 27, 2019 (via teleconference)
April 24, 2019 (via teleconference)
May 16, 2019 (In-person, Sacramento)
June 26, 2019 (via teleconference)
July 24, 2019 (via teleconference)
August 28, 2019 (via teleconference)
September 12, 2019 (HR & Workforce Summit, In-person, Sacramento)
October 23, 2019 (via teleconference)
November 27, 2019 (via teleconference)
Presented by Orlando Health, this session provided an overview and timeline for hospitals’ response to the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting. The presentation discussed the lessons learned from this event, and discussed how disaster drills, collaboration, and resource optimization were key to an effective event response.
Presented by UCSF Medical Center, this session describes the process of developing a guideline for pediatric patients designated as imminently dying, or “expectant,” in a disaster.
This resource provides an overview of how hospitals can prepare for a wide range of incidents that disrupt the flow of operations and reviews ways hospitals can be better prepared to sustain the impact of a storm, flood, or other natural disaster.
Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health presenters share how their organizations responded to wildfires that caused their hospitals to evacuate in October 2017. The session details operational impacts as well as recovery efforts taken by both health systems to restore hospital services to the community. Presenters shared lessons learned from these events and highlight opportunities for improved performance.
This presentation provides an overview of how the Red Cross can assist with personal preparedness, and provides a review of the various ways personal preparedness contributes to community disaster readiness strategies.
This presentation discusses resource limitations and needs faced by rural hospitals and describes the types of community collaboration that can be useful to filling in resource gaps. The session outlines the importance of proactive planning in preparation for emergency/disaster situations by establishing and maintaining the use of MOUs.
This presentation describes the physical, emotional and psychological impacts of crisis preparedness and response, discusses the impact of “perceived threat” on health and well-being, and identifies ways hospital staff and leadership can manage stress and cultivate resilience as they prepare for and recover from crisis and disaster.
This presentation outlines the importance of writing clear, measurable objectives to ensure effective exercises. The session describes three exercise-planning pitfalls that could endanger participants and gives recommend steps hospitals can take to avoid problems.