Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment Mary Massey, R.N., B.S.N. Disaster Coordinator Anaheim Memorial Medical Center Anaheim, CA

DISASTER PLANNING DRILLS Anaheim

TYPES OF DRILLS Facility Net/County MMRS (Metropolitan Medical Response System) Statewide

KEY LESSONS LEARNED Identify the objectives Bring all the players together Build the relationships

Bring all the players together Bring the players together BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

COMMUNITY-WIDE PLAN JCAHO Emergency Preparedness standard 1.6 Section O: alternate roles and responsibilities of personnel during emergencies, including who they report to within a command structure that is consistent with that used by the local community

Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS)

HEICS: emergency management system unifies hospitals with other emergency responders Chain of command Common terminology Flexible

OTHER LESSONS LEARNED Mistakes are OK –document the problems –find a solution –test it at the next drill

STANDARDIZED FORMS Patient tracking forms HEICS job action sheets Standardized critique forms

ECONOMICS HEICS website HRSA funding MMRS funding Office of Domestic Preparedness classes Creativity and elbow grease

TRAINING Having the best disaster drill ideas in the world won’t work unless everyone knows the plan

STANDARDIZED FORMS Patient tracking forms HEICS job action sheets Standardized critique forms