Assess Vulnerability, Develop Plans, Execute Drills

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT: Is your facility ready for a potential disaster or emergency? How do you even begin to predict what may or may not happen? The first step is to identify the potential emergencies. Some are easy to predict if you work in a location that often experiences natural disasters. In today's world, however, we have to be increasingly prepared to respond to terrorist threats, pandemics, extreme weather and utility failures. Our Vulnerability Assessment takes into consideration what the possibilities could be. Careful research helps us to determine the potential emergencies you are most likely to face.

DEVELOP EMEREGENCY RESPONSE PLANS: Making sure you have plans for all types of emergencies is extremely important. We can address strategic, coordination, and training requirements necessary to meet the challenging emergency management requirements of Joint Commission, Federal and State agencies.

Our customized plans include the Joint Commission required scope, objective, performance and effectiveness. The management plan will also explain how the organization handles mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Each applicable standard is reviewed and compared with your existing procedures.

Suggestions and procedures can be developed for your facility needs, such as:

ASSISTING WITH EMERGENCY DRILLS: More than ever, healthcare agencies need to prepare to handle a major disaster. Let us help you improve your planning and evaluation of drills. Teri Alameda can analyze:

The Hospital Incident Command System is now here and can prepare your staff to handle all hazards. This new plan provides a more user-friendly system that continues to be thorough in its scope and services. Your current plans can be revised to include the components of HICS: