MSHEARN

Mississippi Healthcare Emergency Amateur

Radio Network

MSHEARN• John Bates- KF5QLL Healthcare District 6– Anderson Regional Medical Center, Meridian, MS

• Mike Dancey- WX5H Healthcare District 5– River Oaks Flowood, MS

• Steve Earnest- WV5D Healthcare District 8– South Central Regional Medical Center, Laurel, MS

• Charles Duncan- KE5QIB Healthcare District 9– Singing River Health System, Pascagoula, MS

• Joyce Pearson- KE5YFA – MS Hospital Association, Madison, MS

MSHEARN• Our Vision- To have Amateur Radio in every

healthcare organization in the state of Mississippi and be able to communicate with each other in a situation where there is no other means of communication but amateur radio available.

• Our Mission- To promote and educate Healthcare Organizations on Amateur Radio use in the state of Mississippi.

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Why Amateur Radio in HealthCare Settings?

Power / Phone Lines go down

Cell Towers collapse.

The internet can go down.

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Winston Medical Center, Louisville, MS April 28, 2014

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Winston Medical Center ER

MSHEARN“I am the Emergency Response Coordinator for River Oaks and Woman's

Hospitals in Flowood, Mississippi. When we lost power, we also lost all internet and television service.

We were monitoring the Skywarn broadcasts via amateur radio however, which continued to function throughout the event. This was our only situational awareness coming in for awhile, until a television feed could be restored.

It gave me great comfort to know, that should a second tornado have approached the hospitals, that we would be aware of it through the Skywarn group of amateur radio operators. “

Mike DanceyKF5DII - River Oaks HospitalCallsign: WX5H

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Moore Medical Center, Moore OK May 20, 2013

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Moore Medical Center, Moore OK

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St. John’s Hospital, Joplin MO May 22, 2011

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MSHEARN• What can you do with Amateur Radio?

You can talk with your Local Emergency Management

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• You can send Data / request over the Radio Waves vs. Internet

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• You can talk and send data across the state with no phones or internet

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• You can send Data SECURELY–Only the person addressed can open the message. This means you can send patient data- name , DOB, Diagnosis and feel safe that it will be read only by the intended organization.

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Where do I start?

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• Contact one of the following groups:– MSHEARN group• jbates@andersonregional.org• Mike.Dancey@hma.com• searnest@scrmc.com• Charles.Duncan@mysrhs.com

– Miss. Hospital Association• jpearson@mhanet.org

– Local Amateur Radio Operators

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• We will guide or assist you in getting the right license and training.• We can recommend equipment and

depending on applications and availability assist with purchasing through ASPR grants.

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Radios

MSHEARNSignalink or Terminal Node Controller

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Antennas

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What you will need to supply:–Computer–Time–People willing to learn and keep

their skills up

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• What we have accomplished in the MSHEARN group:–Established the MSHEARN Group–Mississippi Healthcare Emergency

Amateur Radio Emergency Operation Plan–Built first User training / Emergency Go

Box

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• What we need to succeed:– One Person from each district willing to serve as

the go to person for amateur radio. We still need a person in districts I, II, III, IV, and VII. These Radio Operators will serve on the MSHEARN workgroup and represent their district in the group.

– Healthcare Organizations to see the need for redundant Communications

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• The MSHEARN group will meet 3-4 times a year to discuss where we are at with Amateur Radios within the state in each of our districts.

• The MSHEARN group will review and make necessary changes to the MSHEARN EOP to reflect current use of radios in healthcare with in the state.

MSHEARNUser Training / Emergency Go Box

MSHEARNGo Box with Computer set up

MSHEARNSolar Powered

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Go Box Antenna System

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Questions?