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SUBJECT: ENVIRON IWNT OF CARE- Emergency Operations Plan PAGE 2 OF 14 <br /> 2. The hospital's role in relation to a communitywide emergency <br /> management program. <br /> 3. An "all hazards" command structure within the hospital that links with <br /> the community's command structure. <br /> C. The hospital develops and maintains a written Emergency Operations Plan <br /> describing the process for disaster readiness and emergency management, <br /> and implements it when appropriate. <br /> D. At a minimum, an Emergency Operations Plan is developed with the <br /> involvement of the hospital's leaders including those of the medical staff. <br /> E. The plan identifies specific procedures that describe mitigation, preparedness, <br /> response, and recovery strategies, actions, and responsibilities for each <br /> priority emergency. <br /> F. The plan provides processes for initiating the response and recovery phases <br /> of the plan, including a description of how, when, and by whom the phases are <br /> to be activated. <br /> G. The plan provides process for notifying staff when emergency response <br /> measures are initiated. <br /> H. The plan provides processes for notifying external authorities of emergencies, <br /> including possible community emergencies identified by the hospital (for <br /> example, evidence of a possible bioterrorist attack.). <br /> I. The plan provides processes for identifying and assigning staff to cover all <br /> essential staff functions under emergency conditions. <br /> J. The plan provides processes for managing the following under emergency <br /> conditions: <br /> 1. Activities related to care, treatment, and services (for example, <br /> scheduling, modifying, or discontinuing services; controlling information <br /> about patients; referrals; transporting patients) <br /> 2. Staff support activities (for example, housing, transportation, incident <br /> stress debriefing). <br /> 3. Staff family support activities <br /> 4. Logistics relating to critical supplies (for example, pharmaceuticals, <br /> supplies, food, linen, water) <br /> 5. Security (for example, access, crowd control, traffic control) <br /> 6. Communication with the news media <br /> K. The plan provides processes for evacuating the entire building (both <br /> horizontally and, when applicable, vertically) when the environment cannot <br /> support adequate care, treatment, and services. <br /> S:\COMMON\Emergency Operations Plan\4-All Hazard Poiicies\EOC-Emergency Operations Plan.doc <br />