Hurricane Preparedness

Hurricane season is upon us. Listed below are resources to stay prepared this season!

• CEO Hurricane Preparedness Checklist
• ESF-8 Evacuation Toolkit
• Evacuation Memo for State Fire Marshal
• LDH Reoccupy Requirement Post Evacuation
• Louisiana Hospital Shelter-In-Place Recommendations
• LDH-OPH Sanitarian Reopen Request
• LDAF Fuel Policy and Questionnaire
• Hospital Staff Resources
  • Get a Game Plan
  • Ready.Gov
  • National Flood Insurance Program
  • Reporting Home Damage
  • FEMA Individual Assistance
  • DSNAP
  • DisasterAssistance.Gov

 

Planning Resources

Resources

• Incident Planning Guide: Hospital Evacuation, Shelter-in-Place, Abandonment 
• Exercise Tools: FEMA HSEEP Webpage
• Hospital Incident Command System (HICS): CHA Hospital Webpage
• National Incident Management System (NIMS): FEMA NIMS Webpage
• Incident Command System NIMS Recommended Courses
• Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA)
• HHS emPOWER Map
• The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI)
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State Plans

• La ESF-8 Network Plan
• Crisis Standards of Care Guidelines
• La ESF-8 Framework for Mitigating Crisis Environments: Hospital Crisis Standards of Care (CSOC) Guidance and Resources
• La ESF-8 Resources & Supply Procedures
• ESF-8 HCC Recovery Annex
• Hospital Plain Language Guidance Document
• LHA Hospital Plain Language Position Statement

Critical Infrastructure

• Water Planning Checklist
• ESF-8 Communications Annex
• HHS Resources for Critical Infrastructure Protection for Healthcare and Public Health Facilities

Resources by Hazard

Active Shooter

• ASPR Tracie Active Shooter Resource Links
• Health and Medical Response to Active Shooter and Bombing Events (National Academy of Medicine)
• CISA Hospital and Healthcare Facility Action Guide
• ASPR Planning and Response in a Healthcare Setting
• Code Silver: Sample Policy

Burn Surge

• ESF-8 State Health Care Coalition Burn Surge Annex
• ESF-8 Burn Wound Care Push Pack Protocol

Chemical

• ESF-8 State Health Care Coalition Chemical Surge Annex 

Hurricane

• CEO Hurricane Preparedness Checklist
• ESF-8 Evacuation Toolkit
• Evacuation Memo for State Fire Marshal
• LDH Reoccupy Requirement Post Evacuation
• Louisiana Hospital Shelter-In-Place Recommendations
• LDH-OPH Sanitarian Reopen Request
• LDAF Fuel Policy and Questionnaire
• Hospital Staff Resources
  • Get a Game Plan
  • Ready.Gov
  • National Flood Insurance Program
  • Reporting Home Damage
  • FEMA Individual Assistance
  • DSNAP
  • DisasterAssistance.Gov

Infectious Disease

• ESF-8 Training: Healthcare POD - Vaccination and Countermeasures

1. Module 1 - Introduction
2. Module 2 - POD Site & Operations
3. Module 3 - POD Support Functions
4. Module 4 - POD Exposure & Safety Module
5. Module 5 - ESF-8 Training

• ESF-8 Ebola/Special Pathogens Lunch & Learn Webinar: Slides, Recording Link

• ASPR Tracie EMS Infectious Disease Playbook

Pediatric

• Hospital Pediatric Disaster Plan Overview & Resources
• Hospital Pediatric Disaster Plan Template
• ESF-8 Pediatric Disaster Surge Annex
• Hospital Pediatric Disaster Plan Implementation Checklist

Radiologic/Nuclear

• Healthcare Challenges after Radiological Incidents: Webinar
• Radiation Emergency Medical Management: Hospital Resources
• CDC Radiological Terrorism: Just in Time Training for Hospital Clinicians
• ESF-8 Radiologic Surge Annex

Federal Resources

• ASPR Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange: TRACIE Website
• ASPR-TRACIE: A Quick Guide: FEMA Reimbursement for Acute Care Hospitals