ASPR TRACIE recently added several new resources to its site. Newly added information includes considerations for managing seasonal surge, pediatric issues in disasters, upcoming webinars on emerging infectious disease preparedness and health care response to no-notice events.
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Duke Coalition Steering Committee Meets to plan year
CMS EXERCISE UPDATE
The Joint Commission confirmed with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that organizations are required to have two exercises of their emergency operations plan annually (responses to actual disasters can serve in lieu of planned exercises). This is required as part of the standards that became effective on Nov. 15, 2017, in response to CMS’ Emergency Management Final Rule.
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Hospitals, Others Share Evacuation Lessons
The latest newsletter from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response highlights evacuation stories from last year’s hurricanes and wildfires. Among other stories, Kaiser Permanente officials share their personal and professional experiences evacuating a hospital in the midst of the California wildfires, and a Baptist Beaumont (TX) Hospital official shares how staff worked tirelessly to care for patients during Hurricane Harvey.
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