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Hos
pita
l Fie
ldG
uide
to E
mer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t (G
EM) S
tand
ard
Che
cklis
t
Plea
se u
se th
is c
heck
list a
s a
refe
renc
e re
sour
ce o
nly.
Use
of o
r par
ticip
atio
n w
ith th
e op
port
uniti
es a
nd re
sour
ces
liste
dca
n su
ppor
t hos
pita
ls in
thei
r com
plia
nce
with
Joi
nt C
omm
issi
on e
mer
genc
y m
anag
emen
t sta
ndar
ds, b
ut th
is c
heck
list
shou
ld n
ot b
e tr
eate
d as
val
idat
ion
of s
tand
ards
com
plia
nce.
Emer
genc
yM
anag
emen
tSt
anda
rdSt
anda
rd D
escr
iptio
nH
ospi
tal P
repa
redn
ess
Prog
ram
Opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d R
esou
rces
01.0
1.01
The
Hos
pita
l eng
ages
in p
lann
ing
activ
ities
prio
r to
deve
lopi
ng it
s w
ritte
n Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
nsPl
an.
01.0
1.01
-1Th
e ho
spita
l’s le
ader
s, in
clud
ing
lead
ers
of th
e m
edic
al s
taff,
par
ticip
ate
in p
lann
ing
activ
ities
prio
r to
deve
lopi
ng a
n Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan.
Parti
cipa
tion
in R
egio
nal C
oalit
ion
Con
duct
HSE
EP e
xerc
ise
and
revi
ew A
AR
01.0
1.01
-2
The
hosp
ital c
ondu
cts
a ha
zard
vul
nera
bilit
y an
alys
is (H
VA) t
o id
entif
ypo
tent
ial e
mer
genc
ies
that
cou
ld a
ffect
dem
and
for t
he h
ospi
tal’s
serv
ices
or i
ts a
bilit
y to
prov
ide
thos
e se
rvic
es, t
he li
kelih
ood
of th
ose
even
ts o
ccur
ring,
and
the
cons
eque
nces
of t
hose
eve
nts.
The
find
ings
of
this
ana
lysi
s ar
e do
cum
ente
d. (S
ee a
lso
EM.0
3.01
.01,
EP
1)
Not
e 1:
Hos
pita
ls h
ave
flexi
bilit
y in
cre
atin
g ei
ther
a s
ingl
e H
VA th
atac
cura
tely
refle
cts
all s
ites
of th
e ho
spita
l, or
mul
tiple
HVA
s. S
ome
rem
ote
site
s m
ay b
e si
gnifi
cant
ly d
iffer
ent f
rom
the
mai
n si
te (f
orex
ampl
e, in
term
s of
haz
ards
, loc
atio
n, a
nd p
opul
atio
n se
rved
); in
suc
hsi
tuat
ions
a s
epar
ate
HVA
is a
ppro
pria
te.
Not
e 2:
If th
e ho
spita
l ide
ntifi
es a
sur
ge in
infe
ctio
us p
atie
nts
as a
pote
ntia
l em
erge
ncy,
this
issu
e is
add
ress
ed in
the
"Infe
ctio
n Pr
even
tion
and
Con
trol"
chap
ter.
Par
ticip
atio
n in
Reg
iona
l Coa
litio
n (s
hare
HVA
and
less
ons
lear
ned
from
hos
pita
ls a
nd E
mer
gen
cyM
anag
emen
t to
incl
ude
in th
e EO
P)
01.0
1.01
-3
The
hosp
ital,
toge
ther
with
its
com
mun
ity p
artn
ers,
prio
ritiz
es th
epo
tent
ial e
mer
genc
ies
iden
tifie
d in
its
haza
rd v
ulne
rabi
lity
anal
ysis
(HVA
)an
d do
cum
ents
thes
e pr
iorit
ies.
Not
e: T
he h
ospi
tal d
eter
min
es w
hich
com
mun
ity p
artn
ers
are
criti
cal t
o he
lpin
g de
fine
prio
ritie
s in
its
HVA
.C
omm
unity
par
tner
s m
ay in
clud
e ot
her h
ealth
car
e or
gani
zatio
ns, t
hepu
blic
hea
lth d
epar
tmen
t, ve
ndor
s, c
omm
unity
org
aniz
atio
ns, p
ublic
safe
ty a
nd p
ublic
wor
ks o
ffici
als,
repr
ese
ntat
ives
of l
ocal
mun
icip
aliti
es,
Par
ticip
atio
n in
Reg
iona
l Coa
litio
n
Con
duct
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
(AAR
and
IP)
Whe
n co
mpa
red
wit
h N
IMS
and
HSE
EP
, Joi
nt C
omm
issi
on r
equi
rem
ents
may
see
m a
lmos
t ide
ntic
al o
n pa
per;
how
ever
, in
prac
tice
the
scop
e an
d gr
anul
arit
y of
exp
ecta
tion
sva
ries
. F
or s
ome
requ
irem
ents
ther
e is
an
exac
t mat
ch, o
ther
s ar
e co
mpl
emen
tary
, and
for
a sm
all n
umbe
r of
req
uire
men
ts th
ere
is n
o si
mil
ar e
xpec
tati
on.
In
all c
ases
, onl
yth
e on
-sit
e su
rvey
of t
he E
lem
ents
of P
erfo
rman
ce (
EP
s) b
y a
Join
t Com
mis
sion
(J
C)
surv
eyor
can
act
uall
y va
lida
te c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith
the
EM
EP
s fo
r th
e pu
rpos
es o
fac
cred
itat
ion
Emer
genc
yM
anag
emen
tSt
anda
rdSt
anda
rd D
escr
iptio
nH
ospi
tal P
repa
redn
ess
Prog
ram
Opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d R
esou
rces
and
othe
r gov
ernm
ent a
genc
ies.
01.0
1.01
-4
The
hosp
ital c
omm
unic
ates
its
need
s an
d vu
lner
abilit
ies
to c
omm
unity
emer
genc
y re
spon
se a
genc
ies
and
iden
tifie
s th
e co
mm
unity
’s c
apab
ility
to m
eet i
ts n
eeds
. Thi
s co
mm
unic
atio
n an
d id
entif
icat
ion
occu
r at t
hetim
e of
the
hosp
ital’s
ann
ual r
evie
w o
f its
Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
and
whe
neve
r its
nee
ds o
r vul
nera
bilit
ies
chan
ge. (
See
also
EM.0
3.01
.01,
EP
1)
Parti
cipa
tion
in R
egio
nal C
oalit
ion
Con
duct
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
(IP/C
AP re
flect
ed in
the
EO
P)
NIM
S C
ompl
ianc
e
01.0
1.01
-5
The
hosp
ital u
ses
its h
azar
d vu
lner
abilit
y an
alys
is a
s a
basi
s fo
r def
inin
gm
itiga
tion
activ
ities
(tha
t is,
act
iviti
es d
esig
ned
to r
educ
e th
e ris
k of
and
pote
ntia
l dam
age
from
an
emer
genc
y).
Not
e: M
itiga
tion,
pre
pare
dnes
s,re
spon
se, a
nd re
cove
ry a
re th
e fo
ur p
hase
s of
em
erge
ncy
man
agem
ent.
They
occ
ur o
ver t
ime;
miti
gatio
n an
d pr
epar
edne
ss g
ener
ally
occ
urrin
gbe
fore
an
emer
genc
y an
d re
spon
se a
nd re
cove
ry o
ccur
ring
durin
g an
daf
ter a
n em
erge
ncy.
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
(wea
ther
rela
ted
disa
ster
s)
Par
ticip
atio
n in
Reg
iona
l Coa
litio
n (c
oord
inat
edpl
anni
ng w
ith E
mer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t)
HPP
sup
porte
d tra
inin
g on
HVA
and
Em
erge
ncy
Man
agem
ent p
rinci
ples
01.0
1.01
-6Th
e ho
spita
l use
s its
haz
ard
vuln
erab
ility
ana
lysi
s as
a b
asis
for d
efin
ing
the
prep
ared
ness
act
iviti
es th
at w
ill or
gani
ze a
nd m
obiliz
e es
sent
ial
reso
urce
s. (S
ee a
lso
IM.0
1.01
.03,
EPs
1-4
)
Parti
cipa
tion
in R
egio
nal C
oalit
ion
(info
rmat
ion
shar
ing
and
need
s pr
ocur
emen
t)
Con
duct
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
(all
haza
rds
usin
g H
VA)
01.0
1.01
-7
The
hosp
ital’s
inci
dent
com
man
d st
ruct
ure
is in
tegr
ated
into
and
cons
iste
nt w
ith it
s co
mm
unity
’s c
omm
and
stru
ctur
e.N
ote:
The
inci
dent
com
man
d st
ruct
ure
used
by
the
hosp
ital s
houl
d pr
ovid
e fo
r a s
cala
ble
resp
onse
to d
iffer
ent t
ypes
of e
mer
genc
ies.
Not
e: T
he N
atio
nal I
ncid
ent
Man
agem
ent S
yste
m (N
IMS)
is o
ne o
f man
y m
odel
s fo
r an
inci
dent
com
man
d st
ruct
ure
avai
labl
e to
hea
lth c
are
orga
niza
tions
. The
NIM
Spr
ovid
es g
uida
nce
for c
omm
on fu
nctio
ns a
nd te
rmin
olog
y to
sup
port
clea
r com
mun
icat
ions
and
effe
ctiv
e co
llabo
ratio
n in
an
emer
genc
ysi
tuat
ion.
The
NIM
S is
requ
ired
of h
ospi
tals
rece
ivin
g ce
rtain
fede
ral
fund
s fo
r em
erge
ncy
prep
ared
ness
.
HIC
S/IC
S tra
inin
g an
d co
urse
s
NIM
S C
ompl
ianc
e
Con
duct
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
01.0
1.01
-8Th
e ho
spita
l kee
ps a
doc
umen
ted
inve
ntor
y of
the
reso
urce
s an
d as
sets
it ha
s on
site
that
may
be
need
ed d
urin
g an
em
erge
ncy,
incl
udin
g, b
ut E
Tea
m tr
aini
ng a
nd a
cces
s (a
sset
inve
ntor
y)
Emer
genc
yM
anag
emen
tSt
anda
rdSt
anda
rd D
escr
iptio
nH
ospi
tal P
repa
redn
ess
Prog
ram
Opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d R
esou
rces
not l
imite
d to
, per
sona
l pro
tect
ive
equi
pmen
t, w
ater
, fue
l, an
d m
edic
al,
surg
ical
, and
med
icat
ion-
rela
ted
reso
urce
san
d as
sets
. (Se
e al
soEM
.02.
02.0
3, E
P 6)
DO
CU
MEN
TATI
ON
IS R
EQU
IRED
EM
Res
ourc
e (b
ed a
nd h
ospi
tal r
esou
rce
inve
ntor
y)
RM
CC
(reg
iona
l ass
et in
vent
ory)
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
02.0
1.01
The
Hos
pita
l has
an
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n.
02.0
1.01
-1Th
e ho
spita
l’s le
ader
s, in
clud
ing
lea
ders
of t
he m
edic
al s
taff,
par
ticip
ate
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he E
mer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n.
Parti
cipa
tion
in R
egio
nal C
oalit
ion
Con
duct
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
(AAR
and
IP a
re u
sed
byho
spita
l lea
ders
hip
to re
fine
EOP)
02.0
1.01
-2
The
hosp
ital d
evel
ops
and
mai
ntai
ns a
writ
ten
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Plan
that
des
crib
es th
e re
spon
se p
roce
dure
s to
follo
w w
hen
emer
genc
ies
occu
r. (S
ee a
lso
EM.0
3.01
.03,
EP
5)N
ote:
The
resp
onse
proc
edur
es a
ddre
ss th
e pr
iorit
ized
em
erge
ncie
s, b
ut c
an a
lso
bead
apte
d to
oth
er e
mer
genc
ies
that
the
hosp
ital m
ay e
xper
ienc
e.R
espo
nse
proc
edur
es c
ould
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g: M
aint
aini
ng o
rex
pand
ing
serv
ices
, Con
serv
ing
reso
urce
s, C
urta
iling
serv
ices
,Su
pple
men
ting
reso
urce
s fro
m o
utsi
de th
e lo
cal c
omm
unity
, Clo
sing
the
hosp
ital t
o ne
w p
atie
nts,
Sta
ged
evac
uatio
n an
d to
tal e
vacu
atio
n.
MIH
AN h
as e
xam
ples
of h
ospi
tal E
OPs
Con
duct
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
(sur
ge c
apac
ity)
MEM
S su
ppor
t (AC
C/N
EHC
)
RM
CC
acc
ess
Hos
pita
l Eva
cuat
ion
Tem
plat
e
02.0
1.01
-3
The
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n id
entif
ies
the
hos
pita
l’s c
apab
ilitie
s an
des
tabl
ishe
s re
spon
se p
roce
dure
s fo
r whe
n th
e ho
spita
l can
not b
esu
ppor
ted
by th
e lo
cal c
omm
unity
in th
e ho
spita
l’s e
fforts
to p
rovi
deco
mm
unic
atio
ns, r
esou
rces
and
ass
ets,
sec
urity
and
saf
ety,
sta
ff,ut
ilitie
s, o
r pat
ient
car
e fo
rat
leas
t 96
hour
s.N
ote:
Hos
pita
ls a
re n
otre
quire
d to
sto
ckpi
le s
uppl
ies
to la
st fo
r 96
hour
s of
ope
ratio
n
GET
S/W
PS/T
PS p
artic
ipat
ion
Back
-up
com
mun
icat
ions
(RAC
ES, r
adio
s, s
atel
lite
phon
es)
RM
CC
to a
cces
s ca
ches
(ven
tilat
ors,
phar
mac
eutic
als,
bed
s, P
PE) a
nd S
NS,
and
Mas
sFa
talit
y ca
ches
Fac
ility
Lock
dow
n Sy
stem
/Car
d Ac
cess
Sys
tem
Emer
genc
yM
anag
emen
tSt
anda
rdSt
anda
rd D
escr
iptio
nH
ospi
tal P
repa
redn
ess
Prog
ram
Opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d R
esou
rces
MI V
olun
teer
Reg
istr
y pa
rtici
patio
n
Supp
lem
enta
l Pow
er S
uppl
ies
(gen
erat
ors,
pla
nnin
gto
incl
ude
dist
ant s
uppl
iers
)
02.0
1.01
-4
The
hosp
ital d
evel
ops
and
mai
ntai
ns a
writ
ten
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Plan
that
des
crib
es th
e re
cove
ry s
trate
gies
and
act
ions
des
igne
d to
hel
pre
stor
e th
e sy
stem
s th
at a
re c
ritic
al to
pro
vidi
ng c
are,
trea
tmen
t, an
dse
rvic
es a
fter a
n em
erge
ncy.
Parti
cipa
te in
Reg
iona
l Coa
litio
n
Con
duct
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
MEM
S su
ppor
t
02.0
1.01
-5
The
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n de
scrib
es th
e pr
oces
ses
for i
nitia
ting
and
term
inat
ing
the
hosp
ital’s
resp
onse
and
reco
very
pha
ses
of a
nem
erge
ncy,
incl
udin
g un
der w
hat c
ircum
stan
ces
thes
e ph
ases
are
activ
ated
.Not
e: M
itiga
tion,
pre
pare
dnes
s, re
spon
se, a
nd re
cove
ry a
reth
e fo
ur p
hase
s of
em
erge
ncy
man
agem
ent.
They
occ
ur o
ver
time;
miti
gatio
n an
d pr
epar
edne
ss g
ener
ally
occ
ur b
efor
e an
em
erge
ncy
and
resp
onse
and
reco
very
occ
ur d
urin
g an
d af
ter t
he e
mer
genc
y.
NIM
S C
ompl
ianc
e
HIC
S pr
ogra
m
Con
duct
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
02.0
1.01
-6Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
iden
tifie
s th
e in
divi
dual
(s) w
ho h
as th
eau
thor
ity to
act
ivat
e th
e re
spon
se a
nd re
cove
ry p
hase
s of
the
emer
genc
y re
spon
se.
HIC
S pr
ogra
m
NIM
S C
ompl
ianc
e
Whi
tebo
ard
Com
man
d C
harts
/ Com
man
d St
aff
vest
s
02.0
1.01
-7Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
iden
tifie
s al
tern
ativ
e si
tes
for c
are,
treat
men
t and
ser
vice
s th
at m
eet t
he n
eeds
of i
ts p
atie
nts
durin
gem
erge
ncie
s.
MEM
S su
ppor
t
Con
duct
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
(em
phas
ize
surg
e)
02.0
1.01
-8If
the
hosp
ital e
xper
ienc
es a
n ac
tual
em
erge
ncy,
the
hosp
ital
impl
emen
ts it
s re
spon
se p
roce
dure
s re
late
d to
car
e, tr
eatm
ent,
and
serv
ices
for i
ts p
atie
nts.
2009
/10
H1N
1 ev
ent (
incl
udin
g re
gion
al A
AR)
RM
CC
coo
rdin
atio
n (S
NS
reso
urce
s)
Ado
pted
“Prio
ritiz
ed R
espi
rato
r Use
Pol
icy”
dur
ing
peak
of H
1N1
Emer
genc
yM
anag
emen
tSt
anda
rdSt
anda
rd D
escr
iptio
nH
ospi
tal P
repa
redn
ess
Prog
ram
Opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d R
esou
rces
02.0
2.01
As
part
of i
ts E
mer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n, th
e ho
spita
l pre
pare
s fo
r how
it w
ill c
omm
unic
ate
durin
g em
erge
ncie
s.
02.0
2.01
-1Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
desc
ribes
the
follo
win
g: H
ow s
taff
will
be n
otifi
ed th
at e
mer
genc
y re
spon
se p
roce
dure
s ha
ve b
een
initi
ated
.
MIH
AN
CO
DE
SP
EA
R
E T
eam
Sm
art M
essa
ge
Aut
omat
ed p
hone
dia
ling
syst
ems
02.0
2.01
-2Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
desc
ribes
the
follo
win
g: H
ow th
eho
spita
l will
com
mun
icat
e in
form
atio
n an
d in
stru
ctio
ns to
its
staf
f and
licen
sed
inde
pend
ent p
ract
ition
ers
durin
g an
em
erge
ncy.
MIH
AN
CO
DE
SP
EA
R
E T
eam
Sm
art M
essa
ge
Aut
omat
ed p
hone
dia
ling
syst
ems
Voi
ce o
ver I
nter
net P
roto
col
Var
ious
han
d-he
ld ra
dios
(tw
o w
ay ra
dio,
MPS
CS
800
MH
z, U
HF,
VH
F)
02.0
2.01
-3Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
desc
ribes
the
follo
win
g: H
ow th
eho
spita
l will
notif
y ex
tern
al a
utho
ritie
s th
at e
mer
genc
y re
spon
sem
easu
res
have
bee
n in
itiat
ed.
MIH
AN
CO
DE
SP
EA
R
E T
eam
Sm
art M
essa
ge
Aut
omat
ed p
hone
dia
ling
syst
ems
Voi
ce o
ver
Inte
rnet
Pro
toco
l
TS
P/G
ETS
/WP
S
Var
ious
han
d-he
ld ra
dios
(tw
o w
ay ra
dio,
MPS
CS
800
MH
z, U
HF,
VH
F
Am
ateu
r Rad
io (R
ACES
)
Emer
genc
yM
anag
emen
tSt
anda
rdSt
anda
rd D
escr
iptio
nH
ospi
tal P
repa
redn
ess
Prog
ram
Opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d R
esou
rces
Sat
ellit
e Ph
ones
Mob
ile C
omm
unic
atio
ns/R
MC
C/C
OD
ESPE
AR
02.0
2.01
-4Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
desc
ribes
the
follo
win
g: H
ow th
eho
spita
l will
com
mun
icat
e w
ith e
xter
nal a
utho
ritie
s du
ring
an e
mer
genc
y.
MIH
AN
CO
DE
SP
EA
R
E T
eam
Sm
art M
essa
ge
Aut
omat
ed p
hone
dia
ling
syst
ems
Voi
ce o
ver
Inte
rnet
Pro
toco
l
TS
P/G
ETS
/WP
S
Var
ious
han
d-he
ld ra
dios
(tw
o w
ay ra
dio,
MPS
CS
800
MH
z, U
HF,
VH
F
Am
ateu
r Rad
io (R
ACES
)
Sat
ellit
e Ph
ones
Mob
ile C
omm
unic
atio
ns/R
MC
C/C
OD
ESPE
AR
02.0
2.01
-5Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
desc
ribes
the
follo
win
g: H
ow th
eho
spita
l will
com
mun
icat
e w
ith p
atie
nts
and
thei
r fam
ilies,
incl
udin
g ho
wit
will
notif
y fa
milie
s w
hen
patie
nts
are
relo
cate
d to
alte
rnat
ive
care
site
s.
Reg
iona
l Coa
litio
n (a
ssis
ts c
oord
inat
ion
thro
ugh
PIO
with
loca
l EM
and
hea
lth d
epar
tmen
t)
NIM
S C
ompl
ianc
e (J
IC)
HIC
S/ I
CS
Con
duct
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
02.0
2.01
-6Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
desc
ribes
the
follo
win
g: H
ow th
eho
spita
l will
com
mun
icat
e w
ith th
e co
mm
unity
or t
he m
edia
dur
ing
anem
erge
ncy.
NIM
S C
ompl
ianc
e (J
IC)
HIC
S/IC
S
Con
duct
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
02.0
2.01
-7Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
desc
ribes
the
follo
win
g: H
ow th
eho
spita
l will
com
mun
icat
e w
ith s
uppl
iers
of e
ssen
tial s
ervi
ces,
E Te
am
Emer
genc
yM
anag
emen
tSt
anda
rdSt
anda
rd D
escr
iptio
nH
ospi
tal P
repa
redn
ess
Prog
ram
Opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d R
esou
rces
equi
pmen
t, an
d su
pplie
s du
ring
an e
mer
genc
y.H
ospi
tal H
CC
trai
ning
and
equ
ipm
ent
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
02.0
2.01
-8
The
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n de
scrib
es th
e fo
llow
ing:
How
the
hosp
ital w
ill co
mm
unic
ate
with
oth
er h
ealth
car
e or
gani
zatio
ns in
its
cont
iguo
us g
eogr
aphi
c ar
ea re
gard
ing
the
esse
ntia
l ele
men
ts o
f the
irre
spec
tive
com
man
d st
ruct
ures
, inc
ludi
ng th
e na
mes
and
role
s of
indi
vidu
als
in th
eir c
omm
and
stru
ctur
es a
nd th
eir c
omm
and
cent
erte
leph
one
num
bers
.
RM
CC
Reg
iona
l/Sta
te D
irect
orie
s (re
gion
al w
ebsi
te,
MIH
AN)
NIM
S co
mpl
ianc
e/H
ICS/
ICS
Stat
e In
cide
nt M
anag
emen
t Sys
tem
E T
eam
800
MH
z ra
dios
02.0
2.01
-9Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
desc
ribes
the
follo
win
g: H
ow th
eho
spita
l will
com
mun
icat
e w
ith o
ther
hea
lth c
are
orga
niza
tions
in it
sco
ntig
uous
geo
grap
hic
area
rega
rdin
g th
e es
sent
ial e
lem
ents
of t
heir
resp
ectiv
e co
mm
and
cent
ers
for e
mer
genc
y re
spon
se.
MIH
AN
CO
DE
SP
EA
R
E T
eam
Sm
art M
essa
ge
Aut
omat
ed p
hone
dia
ling
syst
ems
Voi
ce o
ver
Inte
rnet
Pro
toco
l
TS
P/G
ETS
/WP
S
Var
ious
han
d-he
ld ra
dios
(tw
o w
ay ra
dio,
MPS
CS
800
MH
z, U
HF,
VH
F
Am
ateu
r Rad
io (R
ACES
)
Sat
ellit
e Ph
ones
Mob
ile C
omm
unic
atio
ns/R
MC
C/C
OD
ESPE
AR
EMTr
ack,
EM
Res
ourc
e
02.0
2.01
-10
The
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n de
scrib
es
the
follo
win
g: H
ow th
eho
spita
l will
com
mun
icat
e w
ith o
ther
hea
lth c
are
orga
niza
tions
in it
sco
ntig
uous
geo
grap
hic
area
rega
rdin
g th
e re
sour
ces
and
asse
ts th
at
MIH
AN
CO
DE
SP
EA
R
Emer
genc
yM
anag
emen
tSt
anda
rdSt
anda
rd D
escr
iptio
nH
ospi
tal P
repa
redn
ess
Prog
ram
Opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d R
esou
rces
coul
d be
sha
red
in a
n em
erge
ncy
resp
onse
. E
Tea
m S
mar
t Mes
sage
Auto
mat
ed p
hone
dia
ling
syst
ems
Voi
ce o
ver
Inte
rnet
Pro
toco
l
TS
P/G
ETS
/WP
S
Var
ious
han
d-he
ld ra
dios
(tw
o w
ay ra
dio,
MPS
CS
800
MH
z, U
HF,
VH
F
Am
ateu
r Rad
io (R
ACES
)
Sat
ellit
e Ph
ones
Mob
ile C
omm
unic
atio
ns/R
MC
C/C
OD
ESPE
AR
EMTr
ack,
EM
Res
ourc
e M
obile
com
mun
icat
ions
units
(if a
pplic
able
)
CO
DES
PEAR
inte
grat
ion
box
RM
CC
02.0
2.01
-11
The
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n de
scrib
es th
e fo
llow
ing:
How
and
unde
r wha
t circ
umst
ance
s th
e ho
spita
l will
com
mun
icat
e th
e na
mes
of
patie
nts
and
the
dece
ased
with
oth
erhe
alth
car
e or
gani
zatio
ns in
its
cont
iguo
us g
eogr
aphi
c ar
ea.
Reg
iona
l Coa
litio
n
MIH
AN (M
ass
Fata
lity
Plan
s)
02.0
2.01
-12
The
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n de
scrib
es th
e fo
llow
ing:
How
, and
unde
r wha
t circ
umst
ance
s, th
e ho
spita
l will
com
mun
icat
e in
form
atio
nab
out p
atie
nts
to th
ird p
artie
s (s
uch
as o
ther
hea
lth c
are
orga
niza
tions
,th
e st
ate
heal
th d
epar
tmen
t, po
lice,
and
the
Fede
ral B
urea
u of
Inve
stig
atio
ns [F
BI]).
Reg
iona
l Coa
litio
n
Con
fere
nces
(HIP
PA/E
MTA
LA w
ith d
isas
ters
)
H1N
1 re
spon
se 2
009/
2010
(CM
S an
d H
IPPA
wai
vers
)
02.0
2.01
-13
The
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n de
scrib
es th
e fo
llow
ing:
How
the
hosp
ital w
ill co
mm
unic
ate
with
iden
tifie
d al
tern
ativ
e ca
re s
ites.
MIH
AN
CO
DE
SP
EA
R
E T
eam
Sm
art M
essa
ge
Aut
omat
ed p
hone
dia
ling
syst
ems
Voi
ceov
er
Emer
genc
yM
anag
emen
tSt
anda
rdSt
anda
rd D
escr
iptio
nH
ospi
tal P
repa
redn
ess
Prog
ram
Opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d R
esou
rces
Inte
rnet
Pro
toco
l
TS
P/G
ETS
/WP
S
Var
ious
han
d-he
ld ra
dios
(tw
o w
ay ra
dio,
MPS
CS
800
MH
z, U
HF,
VH
F
Am
ateu
r Rad
io (R
ACES
)
Sat
ellit
e Ph
ones
Mob
ile C
omm
unic
atio
ns/R
MC
C/C
OD
ESPE
AR
EMTr
ack,
EM
Res
ourc
e M
obile
com
mun
icat
ions
units
(if a
pplic
able
)
CO
DES
PEAR
inte
grat
ion
box
RM
CC
Mob
ile c
omm
unic
atio
n un
its
HSE
EP M
EMS
exer
cise
s
02.0
2.01
-14
The
hosp
ital e
stab
lishe
s ba
ckup
sys
tem
s an
d te
chno
logi
es fo
r the
com
mun
icat
ion
activ
ities
iden
tifie
d in
EM
.02.
02.0
1, E
Ps 1
-13.
MIH
AN
CO
DE
SP
EA
R
E T
eam
Sm
art M
essa
ge
Aut
omat
ed p
hone
dia
ling
syst
ems
Voi
ce o
ver
Inte
rnet
Pro
toco
l
TS
P/G
ETS
/WP
S
Var
ious
han
d-he
ld ra
dios
(tw
o w
ay ra
dio,
MPS
CS
800
MH
z, U
HF,
VH
F
Am
ateu
r Rad
io (R
ACES
)
Sat
ellit
e Ph
ones
Mob
ile C
omm
unic
atio
ns/R
MC
C/C
OD
ESP
Emer
genc
yM
anag
emen
tSt
anda
rdSt
anda
rd D
escr
iptio
nH
ospi
tal P
repa
redn
ess
Prog
ram
Opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d R
esou
rces
02.0
2.01
-17
The
hosp
ital i
mpl
emen
ts th
e co
mpo
nent
s of
its
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Plan
that
requ
ire a
dvan
ce p
repa
ratio
n to
sup
port
com
mun
icat
ions
dur
ing
an e
mer
genc
y.
H1N
1 (C
itize
n ca
ll lin
es fo
r vac
cina
tion
ques
tions
)
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
Bed
trac
king
and
com
mun
icat
ions
test
s
02.0
2.03
As
part
of i
ts E
mer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n, th
e ho
spita
l pre
pare
s fo
r how
it w
ill m
anag
e re
sour
ces
and
asse
ts d
urin
gem
erge
ncie
s.
02.0
2.03
-1
The
Emer
genc
y O
pera
tions
Pla
n de
scrib
es th
e fo
llow
ing:
How
the
hosp
ital w
ill ob
tain
and
repl
enis
h m
edic
atio
ns a
nd re
late
d su
pplie
s th
atw
ill be
requ
ired
thro
ugho
ut th
e re
spon
se a
nd re
cove
ry p
hase
s of
an
emer
genc
y, in
clud
ing
acce
ss to
and
dis
tribu
tion
of c
ache
s th
at m
ay b
est
ockp
iled
by th
e ho
spita
l, its
affi
liate
s, o
r loc
al, s
tate
, or f
eder
al s
ourc
es.
Hos
pita
l ant
ibio
tic/a
ntiv
iral c
ache
s
AC
C/m
edic
al s
urge
cac
hes
RM
CC
EM
Trac
k/EM
Res
ourc
e/E
Team
MED
DR
UN
/CH
EMPA
CK
SNS
Req
uest
Pro
cess
/Sha
rePo
int T
rain
ing
02.0
2.03
-2Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
desc
ribes
the
follo
win
g: H
ow th
eho
spita
l will
obt
ain
and
repl
enis
h m
edic
al s
uppl
ies
that
will
be re
quire
dth
roug
hout
the
resp
onse
and
reco
very
pha
ses
of a
n em
erge
ncy,
incl
udin
g pe
rson
al p
rote
ctiv
e eq
uipm
ent w
here
requ
ired.
RM
CC
EM
Res
ourc
e/E
Team
Indi
vidu
al h
ospi
tal P
PE/P
APR
cac
he
Hea
lth C
are
Mem
oran
dum
of U
nder
stan
ding
02.0
2.03
-3Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
desc
ribes
the
follo
win
g: H
ow th
eho
spita
l will
obta
in a
nd re
plen
ish
non
-med
ical
sup
plie
s th
at w
ill be
requ
ired
thro
ugho
ut th
e re
spon
se a
nd re
cove
ry p
hase
s of
an
emer
genc
y.
Reg
iona
l Coa
litio
n/Lo
cal E
OC
RM
CC
HSE
EP E
xerc
ise
02.0
2.03
-4Th
e Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan
desc
ribes
the
follo
win
g: H
ow th
eho
spita
l will
shar
e re
sour
ces
and
asse
ts w
ith o
ther
hea
lth c
are
orga
niza
tions
with
in th
e co
mm
unity
, if n
eces
sary
.N
ote:
Exam
ples
of
RM
CC
EM
Res
ourc
e/ E
Tea
m
