Empire County Hospital Emergency Operations Plan Activation Matrix Authority Recommended Definition/ Activation Level to HICS Notifications Parameters Activate Activation Administrator Administrator on Call on Duty Emergency Department (Business Charge Nurse 1 Hours) / Emergency Management Nursing Coordinator Supervisor Environmental Services Information received indicating a situation or event that will (all other Supervisor have an actual or potential unusual impact on facility times) Facilities Engineering Incident operations. Supervisor Commander Examples: Note: Activation Health System or Network Command and National Weather Service issuance - blizzard / hurricane / can occur at any EOC General Staff tornado watch or warning level and does Nursing Office as needed not require a Notification from EMS system of a multiple casualty Safety Officer Individual stepwise incident (MCI) that may generate patients to the facility Security Supervisor resources as sequence of Telecommunications Activation of internal fire alarm (fire not confirmed) needed activation. All Other departments/ Emergency Department (ED) exceeding bed saturation Alert/ activities and units/managers as level (admitted patients holding) notifications conditions warrant Notification consistent with Local government/ public safety / public health / lower levels EOC (if services, support, shall be or information needed), implemented NYS DOH (as needed) concurrently. Casualty Care Group Supervisor An immediate or imminent situation arising in the Emergency ED Charge Triage Unit Casualty Department meets EOP activation criteria. Examples: Nurse Incident Leader Unexpected arrival of multiple casualties or contaminated (Casualty Immediate Care Group Treatment casualties Care Group Administrator on Duty Unit Leader Activation/ Supervisor) Incident notification received in the ED from a public (Business Hours) Delayed safety source indicating the impending arrival (within 15 Nursing Supervisor (all Treatment Response ED Director / minutes) of multiple patients from an incident other times) Unit Leader Supv. Minor Outbreak of an Illness, fire, or unusual situation in the ED Treatment Unit Leader
Empire County Hospital Emergency Operations Plan Activation Matrix Activation Level Definition/ Parameters Authority to Activate Recommended HICS Activation Notifications 1 Alert/ Notification Information received indicating a situation or event that will have an actual or potential unusual impact on facility operations. Examples: National Weather Service issuance - blizzard / hurricane / tornado watch or warning Notification from EMS system of a multiple casualty incident (MCI) that may generate patients to the facility Activation of internal fire alarm (fire not confirmed) Emergency Department (ED) exceeding bed saturation level (admitted patients holding) Administrator on Duty (Business Hours) / Nursing Supervisor (all other times) Note: Activation can occur at any level and does not require a stepwise sequence of activation. All activities and notifications consistent with lower levels shall be implemented concurrently. Incident Commander Command and General Staff as needed Individual resources as needed Administrator on Call Emergency Department Charge Nurse Emergency Management Coordinator Environmental Services Supervisor Facilities Engineering Supervisor Health System or Network EOC Nursing Office Safety Officer Security Supervisor Telecommunications Other departments/ units/managers as conditions warrant Local government/ public safety / public health / EOC (if services, support, or information needed), NYS DOH (as needed) Casualty Care Group Activation/ Response An immediate or imminent situation arising in the Emergency Department meets EOP activation criteria. Examples: Unexpected arrival of multiple casualties or contaminated casualties Incident notification received in the ED from a public safety source indicating the impending arrival (within 15 minutes) of multiple patients from an incident Outbreak of an Illness, fire, or unusual situation in the ED ED Charge Nurse (Casualty Care Group Supervisor) ED Director / Supv. Casualty Care Group Supervisor Triage Unit Leader Immediate Treatment Unit Leader Delayed Treatment Unit Leader Minor Treatment Unit Leader Incident Administrator on Duty (Business Hours) Nursing Supervisor (all other times)