Internal factors could include the physical structure of the facility, patient acuity, staffing, accessibility to critical supplies, availability of transportation assets for evacuation, and accessibility of possible evacuation destinations. External factors to be considered in making the decision to evacuate or shelter-in-place include the nature and timing of the event, the location or projected path of the threat (such as a flooding incident, ice storm, or hurricane), and the vulnerability of the facility to the threat. The chart below identifies hazards (Include the top five hazards from the county medical hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA) that can be provided by the Emergency Planner) that could necessitate the need for the evacuation or place of patients and staff, who is responsible for making the decision, who is to be consulted, the timeline of activities, and factors that should be considered in deciding whether to evacuate or shelter-in-place. Complete the chart below based on the top five hazards from the county medical or facility HVA and additional threats faced by the facility that could necessitate either evacuation or shelter-in-place response activities. Table : Evacuation or Shelter-in-Place Decision Making Chart Decision Consulting Triggers for Hazard Alternate Timeline Authority Parties Evacuation Facilities Director of Location and Fire* Administrator* Manager, City Immediately Nursing* intensity of fire Fire Chief* 48 hours Category, track Director of Emergency prior to arrival Hurricane* Administrator* and speed of Nursing* Management* of tropical storm force winds *Examples Transportation Resources The <Insert name of facility> will identify appropriate resources to transport the patient population, staff, supplies, and necessary equipment in the event evacuation of the facility is necessary. The facility will seek to identify primary and back-up transportation providers with suitable vehicles and personnel to ensure adequate resources are available in an emergency. Ensure that the vendors or volunteers who will help transport patients and those who receive them at shelters and other facilities are trained on the needs of the chronic, cognitively impaired, and medically fragile population and are knowledgeable on the methods to help minimize transfer trauma.
Internal factors could include the physical structure of the facility, patient acuity, staffing, accessibility to critical supplies, availability of transportation assets for evacuation, and accessibility of possible evacuation destinations. External factors to be considered in making the decision to evacuate or shelter-in-place include the nature and timing of the event, the location or projected path of the threat (such as a flooding incident, ice storm, or hurricane), and the vulnerability of the facility to the threat. The chart below identifies hazards (Include the top five hazards from the county medical hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA) that can be provided by the Emergency Planner) that could necessitate the need for the evacuation or of patients and staff, who is responsible for making the decision, who is to be consulted, the timeline of activities, and factors that should be considered in deciding whether to evacuate or shelter-in-place. Complete the chart below based on the top five hazards from the county medical or facility HVA and additional threats faced by the facility that could necessitate either evacuation or shelter-in-place response activities. Table : Evacuation or Shelter-in-Place Decision Making Chart Hazard Decision Authority Alternate Consulting Parties Timeline Triggers for Evacuation Fire* Administrator* Director of Nursing* Facilities Manager, City Fire Chief* Immediately Location and intensity of fire Hurricane* Administrator* Director of Nursing* Emergency Management* 48 hours prior to arrival of tropical force winds Category, track and speed of storm *Examples Transportation Resources The <Insert name of facility> will identify appropriate resources to transport the patient population, staff, supplies, and necessary equipment in the event evacuation of the facility is necessary. The facility will seek to identify primary and back-up transportation providers with suitable vehicles and personnel to ensure adequate resources are available in an emergency. Ensure that the vendors or volunteers who will help transport patients and those who receive them at shelters and other facilities are trained on the needs of the chronic, cognitively impaired, and medically fragile population and are knowledgeable on the methods to help minimize transfer trauma. place
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