RAPID RESPONSE. Hurricane Dorian – Hospital Preparedness
ASSIGNMENT: You are the CEO of a hospital in the cone of Hurricane Dorian! Tomorrow morning you have an 8AM Board of Trustees Conference Call to brief Board members on your hospital’s Rapid Response plan.
Starting with the sources below prepare your 15 minute presentation!
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We don’t know what we don’t know” The challenge to emergency preparedness…..
Project Management. The hardest part of getting started….is getting started https://doctordidyouwashyourhands.com/2019/04/project-management-the-hardest-part-of-getting-started-is-getting-started/
“…the only way..to respond to a crisis ..is to ensure every member of the staff feels as though they are part of a team.” (Hurricanes, Mass Disasters, Wild Fires)
Tomorrow morning’s Emergency Preparedness meeting (just scheduled for 8AM)
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Hospital disaster preparedness: best practices learned from Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Season Ready: Preparedness and Response Resources
Agency for Health Care Administration. Health Care Facility Updates
Hurricane Preparedness in New York State
5 lessons all cities can learn from Hurricane Katrina
Lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy
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Hospitals gather supplies, prepare staff as Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida coast
How Florida hospitals are getting ready for Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian: Central Florida hospitals making sure they’re ready, and free-standing ERs, too
Southwest Florida hospitals are ready for Hurricane Dorian
Palms West Hospital
Memorial Hospital Jacksonville
West Florida Hospital
“Houston’s world-renowned health care infrastructure found itself battered by Hurricane Harvey, struggling to treat storm victims while becoming a victim itself.”
After Hurricane Harvey – Robust Public Health Response
Hurricane Harvey. “There’s no need to test it (flood water),”…“It’s contaminated. There’s millions of contaminants.”…
“Calling 911 (about Hurricane Harvey) didn’t work. Begging for help on Facebook and Instagram failed, too. “I was like, ‘Siri’s smart enough! Let me ask her!’ …
After Hurricane Harvey a man in Texas says he got infected with flesh-eating bacteria
As he looked at the full beds and patients “packed and stacked in the hallways,” he shifted into triage mode, asking himself “Who’s dying first?” and who could he save.
It appears that Hurricane Irma evacuation shelter managers may make people wait outside for hours? If so, just welcome them in and then do the registration process inside.
‘This Is Like in War’ – Lessons Learned about Hospital Hurricane Preparedness
The new Jersey City Medical Center (2004) was constructed above the 100 year flood plain – then came Sandy, Harvey & Irma
You are Chief Preparedness Officer at Chiang Rai Region General Hospital in Thailand waiting for the twelve boys and their coach trapped in a cave