Summary of Premier

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Summary of Premiers Internal Disaster Team
Response to Katrina

• Led by a Group VP, the Premier Disaster Response
  team will
• Identify immediate needs of Premier owners in
  impacted areas
• Leverage supplier and distributor relationships
  to get supplies and equipment to Owners
• Assess long-term implications impacting supplier
  production, distribution and ongoing
  health/disease concerns
• Process Flow
• Group VP convenes Disaster Response Team by phone
• Regional Director (RD) works with contacts at
  impacted hospitals to prioritize supply and
  equipment needs
• Team strategizes ways to meet hospital needs,
  leveraging all available supplier and distributor
  resources
• Team continues in disaster relief mode until
  affected owners are able to resume quasi-normal
  operations. Team monitors flow of casualties to
  other provider sites and arranges necessary
  supplies and equipment at the receiving sites

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Premier departments facilitating disaster relief
efforts

• Pharmacy
• Corp Communications
• Med Surg
• Lab
• Facilities
• Advocacy
• Info. Technology

• Informatics
• Imaging
• Field Staff
• Telecommunications
• Safety Institute
• Supplier Relations
• Food Services

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Examples of expedited supplies, emergency needs
and supplier response

• Cribs Bassinets Suction canisters
• Diapers /infant bottles Delivery service thru
  FedEx
• Cleaning supplies Syringes/needles
• Toiletries/hygiene products Medications/antibioti
  cs
• IV pumps/IV poles Scrubs/masks/scrub hats
• Trauma Carts w/supplies Linens/blankets
• Blood pressure cuffs Nutritionals/Glucose
  drink/Ensure
• Diabetes medications Sanitizer/dressings/antisept
  ics
• Adult and Ped Ventilators Defibrillators
• Monitoring equipment Canes/walkers/wheel chairs
• Ice and Water/Food Flashlights/batteries
• Generators Telecommunications
• Food