GNYHA: Resource Centers: Resource Centers by Topic: Emergency Preparedness and Response: Evacuation and Sheltering Issues

Evacuation and Sheltering Issues

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Hospital Evacuation Decision Guide
- Hospital Assessment and Recovery Guide
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Shelter-in-Place in a Radiation Emergency
Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Evacuation Plans
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Evacuation Planning Matrix
- Evacuation Plans and Procedure Tool
Ready.gov
- Emergency Response Plan
United States Government Accountability Office
- Disaster Preparedness: Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Hospitals and Nursing Homes Due to Hurricanes (February 16, 2006)

New York City Office of Emergency Management
- Coastal Storms and Hurricanes
- Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder

Hospital Evacuation Checklists (South Carolina Hospital Association, February 2008)
- Evacuating Hospital 16.9 KB
- Receiving Hospital 12.8 KB
Hospital Evacuation: Principles and Practices (American College of Emergency Physicians)
Evacuation: Patient Tracking Tool 9.7 KB (GNYHA, August 2007)
Required Elements for Evacuation Planning for Continuum Health Partner Hospitals 434 KB (Roe Long, RN, MBA, Chair, Emergency Management Council, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, November 6, 2006)
Center for Bioterrorism Preparedness and Planning, Evacuation Planning for Hospitals 280 KB (Continuum Health Partners, May 2006)
Eye of the Storm: Impact of the 2004 Hurricane Season on Florida Hospitals (Florida Hospital Association, May 2005)

Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council (EPCC) Meeting (June 5, 2008)
- Volunteer to ServNY. Register. Prepare. Care 330 KB (Lorie Liptak, New York State Department of Health)
- Critical Facilities and Environmental Assessment 314 KB (Marsha Williams, MPH and Lew Soloff, MD, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
- Evacuation Drill 1.5 MB (Karen Miller, Emergency Manager, Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital)
Evacuation Experiences (January 29, 2007)
- The Flood of 2006: Lourdes Hospital, sending hospital 2.4 MB (Wayne C. Mitteer, VP Organizational Effectiveness, January 29, 2007)
- The Flood of 2006: United Health Services Hospitals, receiving hospital 644 KB ( Michael McCann, Access Care Manager, January 29, 2007)
Disaster Drills: Focus on Children 1.4 MB (Shelly Mazin and Michael Tunik, MD. FAAP, Bellevue Hospital Center, November 6, 2006)
Preserving Medical Assets in a Large Scale Event 599 KB (Joseph Cappiello and Robert Wise M.D., Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, October 31, 2005)
Home Care and Hospice Surveillance 155 KB (Rebecca Fuller Gray, New York State Department of Health)
GNYHA Evacuations Briefing (October 8, 2003)
- Emergency Preparedness Issues for Hospitals 337 KB (Richard Mendelson, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)