Disaster Communications: An Overview
Maintaining open communication during a disaster is crucial to effective response. Learn more about primary communications channels and how to ensure hospitals have what they need to coordinate response.
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What is “Redundant Communication”?
Redundant communication refers to having multiple back-up communication modalities and is imperative in emergency preparedness planning. Past experience demonstrates that hospitals cannot depend on just one or two means for communication.
Toolkit: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
This Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Toolkit is designed to support writing and implementing a crisis communication plan that clearly defines hospitals’ goals, objectives and actions in response to a disaster. The toolkit also provides specific guidelines and instructions for communicating during emergencies. Download the Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Toolkit
Developing Crisis Communication Frameworks for Strategic Response
2016 Disaster Conference
Presented by UCSF Medical Center, this session provides an overview of their notification system selection and implementation, provides details on backup strategies hospitals can use when primary notification methods fail, and shares lessons learned from recent events and exercises.
News and Notes from CHA’s Communications Department
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What’s happening: CHA’s campaign to shine a light on harmful insurance company practices is performing well with its Sacramento audience.
What else to know: As of the end of May, the digital campaign has yielded:
Notification Process Revised for Pre-Hospital Emergency Staff Exposed to Communicable Disease
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The California Department of Public Health has released the attached All Facilities Letter 18-06, informing health facilities that Senate Bill 432 (Chapter 426, Statutes of 2017) took effect Jan. 1. The law revises the notification procedures for prehospital emergency medical care personnel who may have been exposed to a reportable communicable disease or condition. Health facilities and employers of prehospital emergency medical care personnel must inform their employees of these requirements as part of the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration Injury and Illness Prevention Program training. In addition, employers and health facilities that maintain websites must post the title and telephone number for the designated officer or health facility infection control officer on their site’s home page.
Communications Roundup
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Recent CHA communications highlights include:
Implementing State Retention Pay Program: Operational & Communication Support
The recent state approval of more than $1 billion for recognition and retention of health care workers represents an important step toward honoring and rewarding those who have served tirelessly during the pandemic. Hospitals will play a critical role in helping make sure that these funds find their way to the health care workers who...
Communications Roundup
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CHA communications highlights for October include:
Implementing State Retention Pay Program: Operational & Communication Support Registration
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Date: August 8, 2022Time: 2:00 — 3:00 p.m., Pacific Time