Hurricane Isabel

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Hurricane Isabel

• One Hospitals Experience

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Evacuation
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Patients Evacuated To

• VAMC Richmond

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Patients Evacuated To

• VAMC Richmond
• VAMC Salem

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Patients Evacuated To

• VAMC Richmond
• VAMC Salem
• VAMC Durham

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Patients Evacuated To

• VAMC Richmond
• VAMC Salem
• VAMC Durham
• VAMC Salisbury

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Patients Evacuated To

• VAMC Richmond
• VAMC Salem
• VAMC Durham
• VAMC Salisbury
• VAMC Martinsburg

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The Day After
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Mobilization

• VHAs Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare
  Group (EMSHG)

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Mobilization

• VHAs Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare
  Group (EMSHG)
• Disaster Medical Personnel System (DEMPS)

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Mobilization

• VHAs Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare
  Group (EMSHG)
• Disaster Medical Personnel System (DEMPS)
• EMSHG Area Emergency Managers/Veterans Integrated
  Service Networks

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Deployment

• Thirty-Seven (37) Nurses
• Three (3) Area Emergency Managers
• Assessment Team from VHA Central Office

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Recovery
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Take-A-Ways

• 1. Need for an well designed, all hazards
  Emergency Operations Plan and Program that
  addresses both

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Take-A-Ways

• 1. Need for an well designed, all hazards
  Emergency Operations Plan and Program that
  addresses both
• Life and Safety, and

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Take-A-Ways

• 1. Need for an well designed, all hazards
  Emergency Operations Plan and Program that
  addresses both
• Life and Safety, and
• Continuity of Operations

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Take-A-Ways

• 2. Need for an effective Test, Training and
  Exercise (T,T E) Program.

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Take-A-Ways

• 3. Need to have active MOUs and other
  arrangements in place with area hospitals and
  vendorsand ensure that these are part of your T,
  T E program.

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Take-A-Ways

• 4. Need to recognize that staff may also be
  affected by the event and procedures need to be
  in place for staff augmentation.

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Take-A-Ways

• 5. Need to recognize that hospitals are victims
  toobut if they are to meet their obligations to
  their communities they must be prepared to heal
  themselves.

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Whats the Rx?
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Whats the Rx?

• The
• Emergency
• Operations
• Plan

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IsabelYou Hit Us-- But You Didnt Keep Us Down!