Description: Clinics can expect the convergence of Tasks: the well” following a disaster. Disaster mental health training for “worried clinicians/licensed mental health Internal or external mental health team External source of trained personnel to augment response Mass Prophylaxis Description: Clinics may be requested to Tasks: participate in mass prophylaxis managed by the Availability of staff who can volunteer local health department. Procedures for determining when clinic can volunteer Surge Strategies to Increase Patient Care The diagram below illustrates possible surge strategies that can be implemented in clinic surge situations. When there is an increase in the number of patients at the clinic and a loss in normal staff availability, consider the suggestions below to increase the clinic’s patient care capabilities. Begin with the box on the left, and move to the middle and right boxes as more patients come to the clinic. Reassign staff Recall staff
Description: Clinics can expect the convergence of the “worried well” following a disaster. Tasks: Disaster mental health training for clinicians/licensed mental health Internal or external mental health team External source of trained personnel to augment response Mass Prophylaxis Description: Clinics may be requested to participate in mass prophylaxis managed by the local health department. Tasks: Availability of staff who can volunteer Procedures for determining when clinic can volunteer Surge Strategies to Increase Patient Care The diagram below illustrates possible surge strategies that can be implemented in clinic surge situations. When there is an increase in the number of patients at the clinic and a loss in normal staff availability, consider the suggestions below to increase the clinic’s patient care capabilities. Begin with the box on the left, and move to the middle and right boxes as more patients come to the clinic. Reassign staff Recall staff
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