included presentations at the Illinois Department of Public Health conference and senior nursing students at North Park University. IMERT presentation of STOP the Bleed to attendees at the IDPH Conference in Springfield in June. The Medical Director and Executive Director met with the ITTF Chair to discuss catastrophic medical surge planning. IMERT performed communications exercises with its membership in February and June. Both of these exercises utilized the IDPH SIREN system to send messaging and collect responses. PARTNERSHIPS Since its inception, IMERT has cultivated and fostered partnerships within the health care community and preparedness organizations. IMERT assists regional healthcare coalitions, local public health entities, and other response agencies with disaster response planning and training, as requested. The Team’s leadership participates in all Regional Hospital Coordinating Centers (RHCC) meetings. Additional partnerships include: Carle Hospital of Champaign Illinois Illinois State Police Chicago Fire Department Illinois Terrorism Task Force Emergency Medical Services for Illinois Urban Search & Rescue Teams Children John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook Illinois Emergency Management County, SIM-Lab Agency Medical Reserve Corps of Illinois Illinois Department of Public Health Regional Hospital Coordinating Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System Centers Illinois Medical District Hospital SWMDT (State Weapons of Mass Preparedness Coalition Destruction Team) Illinois Medical Reserve Corps Urban Search and Rescue Teams Illinois Air National Guard Illinois Primary Healthcare Association
included presentations at the Illinois Department of Public Health conference and senior nursing students at North Park University. IMERT presentation of STOP the Bleed to attendees at the IDPH Conference in Springfield in June. The Medical Director and Executive Director met with the ITTF Chair to discuss catastrophic medical surge planning. IMERT performed communications exercises with its membership in February and June. Both of these exercises utilized the IDPH SIREN system to send messaging and collect responses. PARTNERSHIPS Since its inception, IMERT has cultivated and fostered partnerships within the health care community and preparedness organizations. IMERT assists regional healthcare coalitions, local public health entities, and other response agencies with disaster response planning and training, as requested. The Team’s leadership participates in all Regional Hospital Coordinating Centers (RHCC) meetings. Additional partnerships include: Carle Hospital of Champaign Illinois Chicago Fire Department Emergency Medical Services for Children Illinois Emergency Management Agency Illinois Department of Public Health Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System Illinois Medical District Hospital Preparedness Coalition Illinois Medical Reserve Corps Illinois Air National Guard Illinois Primary Healthcare Association Illinois State Police Illinois Terrorism Task Force Illinois Urban Search & Rescue Teams John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, SIM-Lab Medical Reserve Corps of Illinois Regional Hospital Coordinating Centers SWMDT (State Weapons of Mass Destruction Team) Urban Search and Rescue Teams
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