Spring 2019 Exercise Controller & Evaluator Training WCMHPC ltc/snf Spring 2019 Exercise Controller & Evaluator Training

The Basics… Date: May 22nd, 2019 Time: 13:00-16:00 Location: Personal Facilities Scope of Exercise: Surge & Evacuation The Basics…

Objectives… MNTrac Patient Tracking Command Center Bed Count Updates Chat Feature Patient Tracking Surge Evacuation Test & Evaluate Facility Based Plans Objectives…

MNTrac… https://mntrac.org/ Do you have staff that are trained to function in MNTrac Attempt to log-in prior to exercise to test log-in functionality Look around and make yourself comfortable Chat (location) Command Center (location) MNTrac…

Shawn…insert patient tracking information here…

Facility Plans… Find your plans Do you have a specific plan Surge Evacuation Are you & your staff familiar with your plans Facility Plans…

Evacuation Facilities will practice urgent evacuation due to a Fire Will utilize current census Will move paper patients versus real patients Will need to make arrangements for transportation Invite your county emergency manager to participate Invite your transportation partners to participate (either in person or virtually) EMS, Medi-van, Bus company Will need to track patients and staff during the evacuation What tools do you have in place to track this? Will need to evacuate to an alternate site (not another nursing home) using your Memorandums of Understanding already in place

Surge Facilities will practice urgent surging up their current capacity Will utilize current census Will move paper patients versus real patients Invite your county emergency manager to participate Will discuss how to incorporate a surge of residents in a short amount of time. Discuss how to exceed your current capacity Include how to request additional staffing to cover the surge Identify how to set up alternate areas within the facility that could take patients in an emergency and what the capacity of those areas are Identify the resources that you have available and what is needed in order to surge Discuss how many patients your facility realistically can surge to Utilize MNTrac – Command Center to communicate with the coalition and fellow facilities

Preparation… May 22nd, 2019 13:00-13:15 Prepare your team Share rough ideas Log in to MNTrac Confirm ability to log in Begin exercise injects at 1315

Participation… 13:15-15:30 Respond to MNTrac Alerts Share & work through injects with your team Maintain patient tracking Surge or evacuation of patients Utilize & test your current plans for functionality Surge & evacuation Participation…

15:30-16:00 Discuss the objectives and how well they were accomplished MNTrac Were you able to easily access Was it functional for you Were you able to share information that was relative & important Plans & Policies Were you able to utilize them without struggle Were they adequate & functional Patient Tracking Were you able to track all of your patients that were moved (in or out) Did you loose any patients Wrap-up & hot wash…

Questions or concerns… shawn.stoen@centracare.com 320-760-3513