Emergency preparedness

Tip: Invite your emergency preparedness or risk management colleagues to join you in the cohort.

Pre-reads

• The Joint Commission emergency management 

• Kaiser Permanente Hazard Vulnerability Analysis

• HCWH Safe Haven in the Storm

Discussion questions

1. What is your health system's current process for emergency preparedness planning, and who is involved?

2. What assessments are included as part of your system's emergency preparedness planning, and how can your system's current plan serve as a primer for a broader climate resilience plan?

3. How do climate hazards/vulnerabilities currently show up in this emergency preparedness planning, and what key aspects of climate resilience are missing from your current plan?

Key dates

March 23-May 2: Draft (or amend) emergency preparedness plan

May 3: Exchange draft emergency preparedness plan with peer

June 14: Provide feedback on peer’s draft emergency preparedness plan

June 15-27: Revise the emergency preparedness plan 

Resources from session

CommonSpirit Health Emergency operations templates