Crisis Standards of Care Core Committee Public Health ITTF subcommittee Regional Healthcare Coalition –HPP FEMA Region 5 Risk Committee Dr. Lee is advising on the further development of a Pediatric Care Medical Specialist Team in cooperation with EMSC. Dr. Lee provides oversight to the program as the non-voting President of IMERT’s Board of Directors. PROGRAM OVERVIEW As a past beneficiary of the Hospital Preparedness Grant Program, IMERT has responded to numerous emergencies, disasters, and high risk/high profile events around Illinois as well as out of state. The most recent large scale event was in Southern Illinois during the Eclipse in August 2017. We worked to assist the regional healthcare coalition in planning for medical care for the thousands of attendees that inundated the community. This unique event provided the opportunity for IMERT to combine resources with the Region 5 Shawnee Preparedness and Response Coalition (SPARC) and the Region 2 Peoria Regional Medical Emergency Response Team (RMERT). This blend of medical assets brought substantial medical resources and capabilities to the region. IMERT worked with these and other agencies to develop a plan and implement strategies for both routine and catastrophic medical needs situations. Eclipse Medical Team: IMERT, Region 2 RMERT, Region 5 Healthcare Coalition IMERT has cultivated partnerships within the health care community and with numerous agencies involved in local, regional, state, and national preparedness and response. This includes participation in planning, implementation, and evaluation of exercises for hospitals, local communities, regional entities and other agencies. These efforts directly and positively impact capability in communities to support the unique medical needs caused by disaster for both responders and survivors. IMERT works and trains with state agencies and community partners including: Illinois State Police, CERT, MRCs, Hospitals, the State Weapons of Mass Destruction Team, and the IEMA Radiological Assessment Field Team. These “real-time” trainings specifically focus on the medical needs of
Crisis Standards of Care Core Committee Public Health ITTF subcommittee Regional Healthcare Coalition –HPP FEMA Region 5 Risk Committee Dr. Lee is advising on the further development of a Pediatric Care Medical Specialist Team in cooperation with EMSC. Dr. Lee provides oversight to the program as the non-voting President of IMERT’s Board of Directors. PROGRAM OVERVIEW As a past beneficiary of the Hospital Preparedness Grant Program, IMERT has responded to numerous emergencies, disasters, and high risk/high profile events around Illinois as well as out of state. The most recent large scale event was in Southern Illinois during the Eclipse in August 2017. We worked to assist the regional healthcare coalition in planning for medical care for the thousands of attendees that inundated the community. This unique event provided the opportunity for IMERT to combine resources with the Region 5 Shawnee Preparedness and Response Coalition (SPARC) and the Region 2 Peoria Regional Medical Emergency Response Team (RMERT). This blend of medical assets brought substantial medical resources and capabilities to the region. IMERT worked with these and other agencies to develop a plan and implement strategies for both routine and catastrophic medical needs situations. Eclipse Medical Team: IMERT, Region 2 RMERT, Region 5 Healthcare Coalition IMERT has cultivated partnerships within the health care community and with numerous agencies involved in local, regional, state, and national preparedness and response. This includes participation in planning, implementation, and evaluation of exercises for hospitals, local communities, regional entities and other agencies. These efforts directly and positively impact capability in communities to support the unique medical needs caused by disaster for both responders and survivors. IMERT works and trains with state agencies and community partners including: Illinois State Police, CERT, MRCs, Hospitals, the State Weapons of Mass Destruction Team, and the IEMA Radiological Assessment Field Team. These “real-time” trainings specifically focus on the medical needs of
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