1. Hurricane Florence Preparedness
Daily Situational Awareness Briefing
September 11, 2018
1130am
Please keep your telephone muted.
Please use chat box to ask questions.

2. Updated Weather Report
NWS, 9/11/

3. NWS, 9/11/

4. Today’s State Updates
Long Term Care Facility Evacuations underway in North Carolina and VA Eastern Region
Update your bed availably NOW and daily by 0830am and 3pm
State managed shelters: The Governor of Virginia has ordered the opening of State Managed Shelters with Medical Staffing
Central Region:
VCU Siegel Center in Richmond, VA.
/12/18
Activating mandated Statewide Sit Reps. Beginning tomorrow 3PM

5. Statewide Sit Reps
All Hospitals / LTC / Dialysis Facilities mandated to complete Situational Reporting
WHEN :
TWICE EVERYDAY
830 AM / 3:00 PM
WHERE:
VHASS
EVENTS: Hurricane Florence
Situation Report
Update Status

6. RHCC OPERATIONS READINESS TO TRANSITION TO EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
Common Operating Picture – Bi-directional comms
Avoid reaching out to individual staff for emergent issues:
Utilize VHASS Event Log
TO ALL RHCC STAFF
– RHCC Hotline - Urgent/Emergent

7. Hospital specific
At this point only VA facilities have begun hospital evacuations, to alternate VA facilities
Can not rule out additional pre-landfall evacuations
Be ready to implement surge and immediate bed availability
Should a civilian hospital evacuation occur, we will be working within Emergency Operations
Please remember evacuations may not be feasible DURING the event, prepare to shelter in place
Review your Supply chain – post storm / road outage effects
Communication – crisis radio , have desk set in command center ready as well
If you are transferring to make bed availably please track these movements and notify RHCC
Plan for prolonged staffing / sheltering / feeding
Transportation resources may be altered during and post-event
If you have DIALYSIS units in hospital please make sure you are updating the dialysis specific bed status as well

8. Post storm concerns This is being called a “Marathon Event”
Increase delayed Dialysis needs
RHCC will monitor Vulnerable Populations and provide updates as needed.

9. Long Term Care Facilities
Pre-landfall Evacuations are actively occurring
Monitor VHASS and SMS Alerts for critical developments.
Central likely to receive residents.
Inter-region evacuations will be communicated to you through the Coalition.
Be prepared to use resident tracking system.
Be prepared to implement surge plans
Keep LTC Status Board updated with current bed availability.

10. Dialysis Ensure Safety/Disaster Messaging with clients
Educate on the need for 3 day kits
Have clients review alternate transport options
Relay greatest desire is for patient to get to clinic / stay out of hospital
Status board updates
Absenteeism
Facility open /closed
Updated IN REAL TIME post-storm (not just for the 0830am/3pm mandate)

11. Think about your MVPs: Hospice Home health
At risk registry – establish /maintain for accuracy