In disaster events, resources for treating pediatric victims may be limited, and staff inexperienced with treating pediatric critical injuries and illnesses will result in an inadequate surge capacity. As part of preparedness, each facility should predetermine their ability to handle pediatric victims and develop a plan to be able to increase this capacity based on a pediatric surge.
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, along with CalOES, presented this toolkit sharing techniques and resources for integrating Access and Functional Needs (AFNs) into hospital disaster planning.
Chemical emergencies can happen at any time at health care facilities. The impact may not only be to the facility, but to patients, staff, and the surrounding community. To assist hospitals, ASPR/TRACIE has developed a “Chemical Emergency Considerations for Health Care Facilities” resource to assist in preparing and responding to chemical emergencies.
2022 Disaster Conference
The growing population of older adults in the United States with complex medical conditions are typically the most severely impacted by large-scale weather and climate disasters. A health care systems’ ability to leverage technology and optimize limited resources during an emergency is universal. Join us to learn how the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) established the Vulnerable Patient Care, Access, and Response in Emergencies (VP CARE) Program to provide standardized data tools and guidance to assist medical facilities with conducting outreach and care coordination to vulnerable Veteran populations during major emergencies
2023 Disaster Conference
The Children’s Hospital of Orange County reviewed strategies for managing the pediatric winter viral surge, including implementing surge plans and decompression measures, to optimize patient flow. This presentation addresses best practices and lessons learned with the goal of equipping hospitals to be prepared to meet the inevitable pediatric winter viral surge.
2024 Disaster Conference
This presentation reviews Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA) categories associated with climate change and proposes ways hospitals can plan for the risks associated with climate change. The session explores current and anticipated interdependencies between multiple hazard categories in California, as well as the typical timeline of HVA methodology.
2023 Disaster Conference – Best Practice Showcase
Developed by Stanford Health Care, this tool details how this health care system re-engaged more than 140 outpatient clinics by rounding on their disaster supplies, networking in person, and coordinating offsite sessions to complete a site-specific Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA).
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Earlier this week, we worked with hospital leaders to connect directly with policymakers in Sacramento about one of the most critical threats to health care: the degradation and loss of hospital services in rural and underserved communities.