Public health emergencies can happen at any time, anywhere. Occurrences in recent years have underscored the importance of local, state, and federal public health systems to prepare for potential health threats.Natural disastersEpidemicsTerrorist attacksAs former military and medical personnel, we understand the challenges of planning and preparing for major emergencies and disasters involving human casualties. It’s Read More
Category: VA Preparedness
An UMO …the ultimate medical organizer for supplies
Every VA medical center* has two of these. What is it and what can it do for you?An “UMO” (Upright Medical Organizer) is a medical roll pack used to organize supplies. When hung vertically, it provides rapid, easy access to medical supplies utilizing clear, partitioned pockets. When rolled up (for storage or transport), it provides Read More
Emergency Burn Care
The Challenge Planning for, and having enough materials on hand for, specialty care burn afflictions is time consuming and expensive. However, ASPR’s 2017 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities require that “all hospitals should be prepared to receive, stabilize, and manage burn patients.” (p.52) Meeting the Challenge VeriCor provides all types of health care institutions Read More
New HPCR Capabilities Guidance
ASPR 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities can be found here. Bookmark or pass along some of these practical, simple, response-ready products and systems to help your area prepare for, respond to, and recover from an emergency or disaster:Capability 4 (Medical Surge), Objective 2, Activity 1 (p. 48)Implement Emergency Department and Inpatient Medical Read More
Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Requirements
Healthcare providers, local health departments, emergency management agencies and healthcare coalitions are all affected by the recent publication of the “Final Emergency Preparedness Rule” by the CMS. Haven’t seen it yet? The Federal Register webpage is here (09/16/2016 official document). Now is the time to strengthen your emergency preparedness plan for both natural and man-made disasters. Read More
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