California Department of Public Health developed a tool for hospitals on general emergency response planning and related integration activities.
This tool also includes guidance for hospitals related to increasing capacity and expanding existing workforce during a surge, augmenting both clinical and nonclinical staff to address specific health care demands, addressing challenges related to patient privacy and other relevant operational and staffing issues during surge conditions.
This guide also addresses the assets under a hospital’s control that can be used to expand capacity and respond to a health care surge.