HAZARD VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT HVA

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HAZARD VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT (HVA)

• Natural
• Technological
• Human Hazards
• Hazardous Materials
• Summary

(OASPR) Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response FY 08 and (TJC) The
Joint Commission
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Where Are We?

• Current HVA done?------Where is it?
• Hospital Administration
• City/Community Emergency Management
• My desk drawer!
• RAC office
• Who signs it?
• Document who worked on it.
• Document ANNUAL review.
• OASPR spending based on CURRENT HVA.

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OASPR FY 09 Requirement

• Develop a regional HVA
• Link education and training activities to the
  facility level or community level HVA!
• Develop plans based on an HVA done at the
  community and state level to identify the
  imminent threat to life in the area.
• Establish the level of PPE based on HVA

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The Joint Commission Emergency Preparedness
Standards

• Hazard Vulnerability Analysis standard
• Standard EC.4.11.2 The organization completes a
  hazard vulnerability analysis to identify
  potential emergencies that affect its ability to
  provide services.
• Interpretation
• A resource may be the local state department of
  health, emergency management agency, or other
  agency involved in emergency response.

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The Joint Commission Emergency Preparedness
Standards

• Standard EC.4.11.3 Priorities among the
  emergencies are identified in the hazard
  vulnerability analysis.
• Interpretation
• The Joint Commission wants to see how the
  hospital response plans fit into the overall plan
  established by the local emergency response
  planning agency.

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The Joint Commission Emergency Preparedness
Standards

• Standard EC.4.11.4 During the development of the
  emergency operations plan, the organization
  shares its needs and vulnerabilities with
  emergency responders in the community and
  establishes the communitys ability to support
  those needs.
• Interpretation
• The Joint Commission looks to ensure that as
  part of our planning, we share not only our
  ability to support the community during a
  disaster but also what expectations of support we
  have from our community. In this age of hospital
  overcrowding and limited bed space, support from
  outside services will become increasingly
  critical to the continued operation of healthcare
  during a community-wide disaster.

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• DISCUSSION