Whats Happening in Kansas City Hospitals

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Whats Happening in Kansas City Hospitals?????
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Our Start

• 1998 Kansas City identified as one of the first
  25 MMRS (Metropolitan Medical Response System)
  cities. Hospitals became a sub-committee of the
  Kansas City MMRS Committee.
• 2000 Metro efforts were designated as the
  Regional Homeland Security Coordinating
  Committee.
• Mid America Regional Council (MARC) became the
  administrator over grants received.
• 2004 Kansas City designated as an Urban Area
  Security Initiative City (UASI).
• MARC became administrator over funds Kansas City
  hospitals received from the Department of Health
  and Senior Services.

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WORKING TOGETHER

• A regional all hazards approach was adopted by
  all sub-committees.
• Hospitals began to work together.
• Mutual Aid agreements were initiated.

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IDENTIFIED VUNERABILITIES AND THREATS

• Vulnerabilities and threats to the area were
  identified and assessed.
• Investments that were made to prepare for a
  WMD/terrorist incident will also increase the
  regions ability to respond to natural disasters.

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ESTABLISHED STRATEGIES BASED ON A REGIONAL
APPROACH

• Strengthen relationships among local, state, and
  federal agencies.
• Improve the effectiveness of plans and protocols.
• Maximize resources through sharing and
  coordination.
• Integrate plans and protocols with the National
  Incident Management System.
• Enhance the capabilities of first responders
  through equipment, training, and exercise
  investments.

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HOSPITALS ARE PREPARING BY

• Establishing competencies and training responders
  utilizing standardized programs.
• Participating in exercises
• -First State Strategic National Stockpile Full
  Scale Drill in 2004.
• -Three full-scale community wide hazardous
  material mass casualty in the past three years.
• -Three full-scale community wide mass casualty
  drills in the past three years.

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• Developing and conducting three biological table
  top drills.
• Developing/expanding a coordinated and immediate
  response capacity for the triage, treatment, and
  disposition of adult and pediatric patients.
• Developing/expanding surge capacity
• -Nine Tier One Hospitals received trailers with
  equipment.
• -Nine Tier One Hospitals received additional
  decontamination supplies.

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• Increasing ability to communicate and manage
  information.
• -All metro hospitals now have 800 MHz radios.
• -Tier One Hospitals have satellite telephones.
• -Metropolitan Emergency Information Server
• -Personnel Accountability System
• -Web EOC
• -Patient Tracking System
• -HAM Radios
• -Next Genesis Mass Prophylaxis Computerized
  System

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• Working with RHSCC to review/revise/implement
  emergency plans/MOUs in accordance with the
  National Incident Management System.

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HOSPITALS WILL CONTINUE TO

• Work with the RHSCC to better prepare our
  facilities for an all hazards approach by
• -Participating in various emergency
  preparedness/homeland security committees.
• -Participate with local emergency managers.
• -Assist with the development of and
  participation in community exercises.
• -Train our responders.
• -Look for ways to expand our surge capacity.
• -Look for ways to increase our decontamination
  capabilities.

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FOCUS FOR THE FUTURE

• Sustain capabilities being developed.
• Continue to expand participation.
• Seek funding opportunities and implement the
  strategy plan as funds permit.