Strength 2: Current and region-wide, provide quick access to healthcare MOU’s, facility specific needs during an event Strength 3: Overall strong and effective communication methods in place between multiple community partners. This has been fostered by years of exercising and training together allowing key contacts to be notified early in an event. Areas for Improvement The following areas require improvement to achieve the full capability level: Area for Improvement 1: Additional partnerships need to be fostered to improve healthcare preparedness in regards to specific dialysis needs for special populations Reference: Local and regional assets Analysis: Dialysis needs for pediatric patients was demonstrated to be a gap during the exercise Area for Improvement 2: Additional partnerships need to be fostered to improve healthcare preparedness in regards to emergency water providers Reference: Hospital MOUs Analysis: The exercise demonstrated an overarching need for more specific protocols in local facilities to address water shortage/contamination effects on healthcare functionality. Capability: Healthcare System Recovery Definition: Healthcare system recovery involves the collaboration with Emergency Management and other community partners, (e.g., public health, business, and education) to develop efficient processes and advocate for the rebuilding of public health, medical, and mental/behavioral health systems to at least a level of functioning comparable to pre-incident levels and improved levels where possible. The focus is an effective and efficient return to normalcy or a new standard of normalcy for the provision of healthcare delivery to the community. Objectives: Objective 3: Define the ability to coordinate with outside agencies organization’s Capability 2: Healthcare System Recovery- Function 1: Develop recovery processes for the healthcare delivery system; Function 2: Assist healthcare organizations to implement Continuity of Operations (COOP) Strengths The partial capability level can be attributed to the following strength: Strength 1: Healthcare facilities are familiar with outside agencies and key personnel to contact in the event of an emergency
Strength 2: Current MOU’s, facility specific and region-wide, provide quick access to healthcare needs during an event Strength 3: Overall strong and effective communication methods in place between multiple community partners. This has been fostered by years of exercising and training together allowing key contacts to be notified early in an event. Areas for Improvement The following areas require improvement to achieve the full capability level: Area for Improvement 1: Additional partnerships need to be fostered to improve healthcare preparedness in regards to specific dialysis needs for special populations Reference: Local and regional assets Analysis: Dialysis needs for pediatric patients was demonstrated to be a gap during the exercise Area for Improvement 2: Additional partnerships need to be fostered to improve healthcare preparedness in regards to emergency water providers Reference: Hospital MOUs Analysis: The exercise demonstrated an overarching need for more specific protocols in local facilities to address water shortage/contamination effects on healthcare functionality. Capability: Healthcare System Recovery Definition: Healthcare system recovery involves the collaboration with Emergency Management and other community partners, (e.g., public health, business, and education) to develop efficient processes and advocate for the rebuilding of public health, medical, and mental/behavioral health systems to at least a level of functioning comparable to pre-incident levels and improved levels where possible. The focus is an effective and efficient return to normalcy or a new standard of normalcy for the provision of healthcare delivery to the community. Objectives: Objective 3: Define the organization’s ability to coordinate with outside agencies Capability 2: Healthcare System Recovery- Function 1: Develop recovery processes for the healthcare delivery system; Function 2: Assist healthcare organizations to implement Continuity of Operations (COOP) Strengths The partial capability level can be attributed to the following strength: Strength 1: Healthcare facilities are familiar with outside agencies and key personnel to contact in the event of an emergency
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