2023 Disaster Conference – Best Practice Showcase
Shared by Sutter Roseville Medical Center, this resource details how active shooter/active threat drills and education have proven to be successful. Following the drills, personnel felt less distress and more comfortable with emergency responses. Preparing for these types of incidents pose challenges, but not preparing can be devastating. Active threats can involve more than just shooters with firearms– threats can include guns, knives or even explosives. Healthcare facilities must plan and prepare for the worst-case scenario.
Last week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) released guidance for health care facilities on surge responses due to respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory viruses.
Access recording of Nov 11 Special PAC Provider Forum: IRF Response to COVID-19
The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) is granting extensions, upon request, to the construction milestones individual hospitals established with OSHPD as part of their 2020 seismic safety extensions. These extensions will be granted for hospitals that need additional time due to their response to COVID-19.
COVID-19: Mid-Response and After Action Reporting Webinar
Originally recorded June 23, 2020.
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Don’t miss CHA’s upcoming webinar — your essential guide to navigating new health care laws and regulations. This interactive session is designed to give you a clear, actionable understanding of the latest legislative updates that could impact your operations. Our expert panel will cover key 2024 legislation, highlight crucial deadlines, and answer your pressing questions, ensuring you're well-prepared for the challenges and opportunities ahead.
2016 Disaster Conference
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.
This guide was developed by The New York City Hospital Radiation Working Group, a multi-hospital working group convened by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) that included nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, emergency medicine, health physics, emergency management, mental health, environmental medicine, and radiation-related treatment and monitoring professionals.
What’s happening: On Oct. 3, CHA informed members of an IV fluid shortage due to the temporary closure of Baxter International’s North Carolina plant, which supplies 60% of the country’s IV solutions. The facility was damaged by flooding from Hurricane Helene. What else to know: The update from CHA includes guidance for hospitals to mitigate...
On behalf of its members, CHA has submitted a letter to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) in response to a request for stakeholder input on the development of regulations for general acute care hospital (GACH) observation services.
