Emergency Preparedness and Healthcare Coalitions

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Four Phases of Emergency Management

Preparedness Phase: Learning Objectives

• Obtain a basic understanding of the Incident Command System (ICS) • How you can prepare to implement three major Response strategies:

Evacuation, Lockdown, and Shelter-in-Place

• Consider Continuity of Operations plans • Evaluate available community resources that you might needed

during Response to an emergency and preparing for Recovery • Examine communication procedures to be used during an emergency,

and redundant means of communication

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Training & Exercise Cycle

Planning

Training

Exercises

Plan Improvement

Preparedness Training Recommendations There are many options for preparedness trainings: • NIMS Compliance:

– Incident Command System Courses ICS 100, ICS 700 – Additional Training available- ICS 200, ICS 800 – Advanced Training – ICS 300, ICS 400

• EPR 101: Public Health Emergency Preparedness 101 for Colorado- 1007191

• IS-808 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8 – Public Health and

Medical Services- 1012892 • OSHA Trainings

Optional Preparedness Trainings

• Emergency Operations Planning

• Continuity of Operations Planning

• Basic Public Information Officer

• Introduction to the Strategic National Stockpile

• Quarantine and Isolation Training

• Personal Protective Equipment Training

Training Resources • Colorado Department of Public Health, Office of Emergency

Preparedness and Response (CDPHE-OEPR) • Department of Homeland Security and Emergency

Management (DHSEM) • National Domestic Preparedness Consortium

– Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) – National Center for Biomedical Research / Training

(NCBRT) – National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center

(NERRTC)

Training Resources • Co.Train

– Online resource for course registration www.Co.Train.org

• CO-SHARE Calendars

– Google based platform, used by OEPR partners • DHSEM Training Calendar • OEPR Newsletter

– Email Juliann.Bertone@state.co.us if you want to receive this great resource each month!

Goal: Healthcare System Preparedness

• Healthcare system preparedness is the ability of a community’s healthcare system to prepare, respond, and recover from incidents that have a public health and medical impact in the short and long term. (defined by CDC)

• How can healthcare coalitions help their healthcare organizations to achieve preparedness? How can healthcare coalitions assist healthcare organizations prepare for disasters?

Healthcare Preparedness Guidance

• The Healthcare Preparedness Capabilities, National Guidance for Healthcare System Preparedness, was released in March, 2012

• This document provides direction for Healthcare Coalition development

• Addressed in Capability 1 and collaborative planning for the healthcare system is the basis for healthcare coalitions

Healthcare System Preparedness Functions

1. Develop, refine, or sustain Healthcare Coalitions. 2. Coordinate healthcare planning to prepare the healthcare system

for a disaster, through healthcare coalitions. 3. Identify and prioritize essential healthcare assets and services,

through healthcare coalitions. 4. Determine gaps in the healthcare preparedness and identify

resources for mitigation of these gaps, through healthcare coalitions.

5. Coordinate training to assist healthcare responders to develop the necessary skills in order to respond, through healthcare coalitions.

6. Improve healthcare response capabilities through coordinated exercise and evaluation, through healthcare coalitions.

7. Coordinate with planning for at-risk individuals and those with special medical needs, through healthcare coalitions.

What is a Healthcare Coalition?

Healthcare Coalitions are multi-agency coordinating groups that assist Emergency Management and Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8 with preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities related to public health and medical disaster operations.

Purpose of a Healthcare Coalition

Healthcare Coalitions can help healthcare organizations to plan together for preparedness, response, and recovery; the can find and connect needed resources, and use them in the most efficient manner. Healthcare coalitions also give you access to beneficial community partners

Healthcare Coalitions’ Roles

It is understood that while some healthcare coalitions take an active role in healthcare operations, others are in support and coordination positions only.

All tasks can be read or adjusted to account for coalitions’ coordination rather than direct actions.

Healthcare Coalition Partners • Public Health • Hospitals and Clinics • Emergency Management • Emergency Medical Services • Long Term Care • Skilled Nursing facilities • Community Clinics • Mental and Behavioral Health • Community and Faith Based

Organizations • Volunteer Organizations • Businesses

• Human Services • Medical Examiners and

Coroners • Trauma Councils • Schools • And many, many more!

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HCC’s Role in Disaster

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Preparedness

Mitigation

Recovery

Response

Disaster

Healthcare Coalitions: Follow the steps of the Preparedness Cycle to effectively mitigate, respond and recover from a disaster

DISASTER CYCLE Healthcare Coalitions: Assist HCOs within their region to return to normal healthcare delivery operations

Healthcare Coalitions: Integrate with ESF8 to coordinate healthcare organizations’ priorities and needs to assist incident management with resource and information management during response.

Healthcare Coalitions: Address areas in critical infrastructure and key resource allocation planning that decreases the vulnerability of the healthcare delivery system

Response

MACC

Hospital A

Healthcare Support

MH/BH

LTC Clinics

Hospital B

A

A

A B

B

B C

C

C

Jurisdiction Emergency Management and Incident Management

Public Health Agencies

EMS Agencies

Healthcare Support

PH EM

EMS

HC ESF

8 Healthcare Coalition

Capabilities CONCEPT of HCC Response

So how does the Coalition help me? • Multi-Agency planning and assistance • Knowing your response community • Community support during emergencies • Possible additional Funding opportunities • Hazard Vulnerability Identification • Joint Risk Assessment Planning • Emergency Operations Planning assistance / support • You become an asset to them as much as they are an

asset to you! – You’ve got staff, space (alternate care sites?), supplies, energy

and support! Plus you know the rural communities

Emergency Operations Plan

• Assigns responsibility to organizations and individuals

• Sets forth lines of authority • Describes how people and property will be

protected • Identifies personnel, equipment, facilities,

supplies, and other resources

1-19 CERT Basic Training Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness

Developing an Emergency Management Plan

Get Organized

Conduct Risk

Assessment

Draft Emergency

Management Plan

Adopt and Implement the Plan

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Questions or Comments?

Nicole Cantrell Training and Exercise Coordinator

720-413-7562 Nicole.Cantrell@state.co.us