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Emergency preparedness rule provider resources hospitals

 

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) page on preparing safe hospitals and health facilities during and after emergencies has many good resources, including the Hospital Emergency Response Checklist, at https://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/preparedness/health_facilities/en/

Hospital Evacuation Toolkit (2014 edition) of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Hospital Evacuation Toolkit, developed by the Harvard School of Public Health, https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/07/qg/intro_0.pdf

American College of Emergency Physicians, includes current resources on hospital evacuation, shelter-in-place, patient surge, also includes the Hospital Disaster Preparedness Self-Assessment Tool, and resources on EMS and disaster preparedness https://www.acep.org/disaster/

The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) outlines the hospital's strategy for responding to and recovering from a realized threat or hazard or other incident,  https://emsa.ca.gov/disaster-medical-services-division-hospital-incident-command-system-resources/

Healthcare COOP and Recovery Planning: Concepts, Principles, Templates and Resources, published by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and response, 2015, http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/hpp/reports/Documents/hc-coop2-recovery.pdf