The world has been so focused on COVID-19 that it seems summer, and wildfire season, snuck up on us. Responding to wildfires in the midst of a pandemic is another example of how important it is for health care personnel and communities to work together. Preparing and thinking outside the box when it comes to wildfires while dealing with a community spread pandemic helps improve our response.
There are nearly 400 Joint Commission-accredited hospitals/critical access hospitals in California. This presentation provides information about:
When planning for natural disasters, hospitals should focus on several key considerations.
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California’s 70 emergency air ambulance helicopters and airplanes cover nearly 164,000 square miles and serve more than 37 million Californians in their time of need.
To protect newborns and their mothers, air ambulances evacuated an entire neonatal unit at a Redding Hospital and transported the patients to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento during devastating Carr Fire in 2018. Air ambulances fly injured firefighters and residents to burn centers to receive the urgent, life-saving care they needed.
Inexplicably, the state budget process has left out support for air ambulance. The emergency services provided by air ambulances could disappear if a funding stream that expires at the end of this year is not replaced in the pending state budget.
HICS Courses About HICS Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) is a standardized approach to incident management tailored specifically for hospitals and health care organizations. HICS provides a framework for hospitals to respond quickly and effectively to various incidents and supports hospitals in emergency management planning, response, and recovery capabilities. Key elements of HICS include: Identifying […]
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The world has been so focused on COVID-19 that it seems summer — and wildfire season — have snuck up on us. An upcoming complimentary webinar only for CHA members, July 29 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., will focus on Wildfires During a Public Health Disaster: Incident Action Planning.
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What’s happening: CHA will host the 2024 Disaster Planning Conference in Pasadena on Sept. 10 and 11 to discuss disaster planning, training, and implementation.
What else to know: Registration is open. Early bird pricing ends Aug. 9, and the hotel room block closes Aug. 19.
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What’s happening: CHA will host the 2024 Disaster Planning Conference in Pasadena on Sept. 10 and 11. Presentations will cover everything from vulnerability assessments and business continuity planning to firsthand accounts of various disasters and best practices hospitals can implement to be better prepared.
What else to know: Registration is open.
In 2008, California established the Office of Access and Functional Needs (OAFN) within the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. This collection of CalOES online resources identify the needs of individuals with disabilities and others with access or functional needs before, during, and after disasters and to integrate them into the State’s emergency management systems.
The mutual aid support concept is well established and is considered “standard of care” in most emergency response disciplines. The purpose of this mutual aid support agreement is to aid hospitals in their emergency management by authorizing the Hospital Mutual Aid System (H-MAS). H-MAS addresses the loan of medical personnel, pharmaceuticals, supplies, and equipment, or assistance with emergent hospital evacuation, including accepting transferred patients.