COURSE
NR532: Healthcare Operational Planning and Management
Collaboration Café
Do you know what types of crises your healthcare system and community are prepared for? Explore your organization’s Emergency Preparedness or Disaster Plan. Share and discuss:
- The types of emergencies or disasters for which there is a plan in your organization.
- How does the organization’s plan interface with the local Emergency Management System’s Plan?
- How is communication among agencies/facilities managed?
- What are the criteria for initiating an official Incident Command System?
Reflect on how your organization’s plan is similar to and different from those of your classmates.
SOLUTION
After reviewing my organization’s policies and procedures, I found a document that discusses Emergency Management and Alert Codes. The types of emergencies/disasters included in this document were mass casualty, facility alert (Fire, smoke), hazardous material spills, command center activation (general disaster alert), severe weather (weather that has impacted or is forecasted, includes tropical storm, flood, winter storm, tornado), ED lockdown, facility lockdown, missing patient, code black (bomb threat or…….please click the icon below to access entire solution at $5