GNYHA: Resource Centers: Resource Centers by Topic: Emergency Preparedness and Response: General Emergency Preparedness for Providers

Federal Materials

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims from Mass Casualty Incidents Involving the Release of Hazardous Substances

State and Local Materials

New York State
- Guidelines for Hospital Implementation of Homeland Security Advisory System 1.0 MB (New York State Department of Health and GNYHA)
- The Need for Emergency Preparedness 202 KB (New York State Disaster Preparedness Commission — Orange County, Putnam County, Rockland County, Westchester County, Energy Nuclear Northeast, Con Edison, American Red Cross)

Associations and Other Organizations

GNYHA
- Emergency Preparedness Plans and Tools 342 KB (2011)
- Emergency Preparedness Resource Guide 3.3 MB (2005)
  A compendium of information for GNYHA members about emergency preparedness and response resources.
- Recovery Checklist for Hospitals After a Disaster 46.4 KB (2006)
American Hospital Association
- Emergency Readiness
- Hazard Vulnerability Analysis 178 KB (American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association, February 2001)
American Medical Association
- Improving Health System Preparedness for Terrorism and Mass Casualty Events
American Nursing Association
- Adapting Standards of Care Under Extreme Conditions: Guidance for Professionals During Disasters, Pandemics, and Other Extreme Emergencies
American Health Lawyers Association
- Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Checklist: Beyond the Emergency Management Plan
- Lessons Learned from the Gulf Coast Hurricanes
The Joint Commission
- Standing Together: An Emergency Planning Guide for America's Communities
- Surge Hospitals: Providing Safe Care in Emergencies
Other Organizations
- Closing the Seams: Developing an Integrated Approach to Health System Disaster Preparedness 807 KB (PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute, November 2007)
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Competencies for Hospital Workers (Mailman School of Public Health, Center for Public Health Preparedness and Center for Health Policy, Columbia University and Greater New York Hospital Association)
- Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment Tool 56.7 KB (Kaiser Permanente, 2001)
- Mass Casualty Disaster Plan Checklist: A Template for Healthcare Facilities 201 KB (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology)
- Weapons of Mass Destruction Events with Contaminated Casualties (Journal of American Medical Association, January 12, 2002)

Member Briefing & Meeting Materials

Updating Joint Commission Emergency Management Standards 62.7 KB (Robert A. Wise, M.D., VP - Division of Standards and Survey Methods, The Joint Commission, March 28, 2008)

HHS Presentation to GNYHA Members at NYC Office of Emergency Management 730 KB (US Department of Health and Human Services, February 7, 2008)

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)
Briefing Session on Best Practices for Hospital-based First Receivers of Victims from Mass Casualty Incidents Involving the Release of Hazardous Substances 2.5 MB (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, March 2005)

Israeli Hospital Preparedness (October 1, 2002)
- Sheba Medical Center Hospital Preparedness 1.2 MB
- Terrorism and War 228 KB

Roles of Emergency Management Agencies (June 26, 2002)
- Overview of Emergency Support Function 570 KB (Department of Health and Human Services)
- Federal Assets at the National and Local Level 219 KB (Department of Veterans Affairs)
- The Public Health Response to Terrorism — Past Experience & Future Challenges I 43.4 KB (New York State Department of Health)
- The Public Health Response to Terrorism — Past Experience & Future Challenges II 239 KB (New York State Department of Health)
- Joint Regional Medical Planning Program 168 KB (Joint Regional Medical Planning Ofice - United States Joint Forces Command)
- National Pharmaceutical Stockpile (NPS) Program 39.8 KB (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Emergency and Resource Management in a Crisis 65.8 KB (GNYHA Presentation to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 14, 2002)

GNYHA Briefing on Emergency Preparedness Post 9/11 (May 14, 2002)
- Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York 1.5 MB
- Continuum Health Partners 58.9 KB
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center 1.6 MB
- NYU Downtown Hospital 504 KB

Testimony

Federal
- October 5, 2005: Testimony of Greater New York Hospital Association Before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging on Preparing Early, Acting Quickly: Meeting the Needs of Older Americans During a Disaster 207 KB
- July 22, 2004: Testimony of the Greater New York Hospital Association Before the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Terror Attacks: Are We Prepared? 1.1 MB
New York State
- March 14, 2002: Testimony of the Greater New York Hospital Association Before New York State Assembly Committees on Public Health Emergency Planning and Response and the Model Emergency State Health Powers Act (MESHPA) 126 KB
New York City
- September 29, 2003: Testimony of the Greater New York Hospital Association Before the New York City Council Committee on Health on New York City Hospitals in the Blackout of 2003: Lessons Learned 210 KB
- April 15, 2003: Testimony of the Greater New York Hospital Association Before New York City Council Committee on Health and Committee on Public Safety on Health Care Response and Emergency Coordination in the Event of Nuclear, Biological or Chemical Attack 101 KB