Collaboration Café
Are You Disaster Ready? Do you know what types of crises your healthcare system and community are prepared for? Explore your organization’s Emergency Preparedness or Disaster Plan. Share and discuss:
- The types of emergencies or disasters for which there is a plan in your organization.
- How does the organization’s plan interface with the local Emergency Management System’s Plan?
- How is communication among agencies/facilities managed?
- What are the criteria for initiating an official Incident Command System?
Reflect on how your organization’s plan is similar to and different from those of your classmates. More
Answer guide:re Are You Disaster Ready?
Utility failures are one of the crises or emergencies that our healthcare organization has a plan for because utility failure can have a significant impact on the patient’s safety. The utility failure includes electrical power outage, disruption of water supply, communication failures such as loss of internet and telephone, and failure in the air conditioning system. With extreme weather events, power failures are expected to occur more frequently….Unlock the Full Solution Now – Click to Get All