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Incident Command Systems

Guidelines

NIMS Alert 48.6 KB (FEMA June 2008)
- NIMS Implementation Objectives for Healthcare Organizations 51.4 KB (FEMA, June 2008)

MERET Hospital Incident Command System Toolkit (University of Minnesota, April 2007)

National Incident Management System

Hospital Incident Command System (California Emergency Medical Services Authority, August 2006)

National Emergency Responder Credentialing System: Frequently Asked Questions ( FEMA, NIMS Integration Center, April 2006)

Do You Know Your Incident Command System? Ensuring Effective Emergency Response and Management 26.1 KB (Greater New York Hospital Association)

Independent Study Courses List (Emergency Management Institute, U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
- IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
- IS-800 The National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction

Briefings/Powerpoint Presentations

NIMS Happens! Real Responses to Real Events in Hospitals Using the National Incident Management System (May 15, 2008)
- NIMS Happens! (in hospitals every day) 48.6 KB (Darrin Pruitt, PhD, MPH, Senior Educator, Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Program, NYC DOHMH)
- Demonstrating NIMS Integration 753 KB (Garrett T. Doering, MS, CEM, Emergency Preparedness Administrator, Westchester County Medical Center )
- Information Systems: Integration into Hospital ICS/NIMS 645 KB (Linda Reissman, BA, CIPS, Director, Emergency Management, Memorial Sloan Kettering )
  - Information Systems HICS TEAM 16.6 KB
    - Information Systems Section Chief 29.4 KB
      - Data Center Operations Unit Leader 33.3 KB
      - Application and Data Support Unit Leader 24.6 KB
      - Communications Unit Leader 27.1 KB
      - Network and Infrastructure Unit Leader 28.0 KB
- Queens Hospital Center’s Approach to NIMS: Living NIMS through Communication Drills 188 KB (Robert Rossdale, BA, MA, Sr. Associate Executive Director, Queens Hospital Center)
- Lutheran Medical Center: Norovirus Outbreak 3.1 MB (Bill Killips MBA, EMT-P, CHSP, Director of Safety and Emergency Management, Lutheran Medical Center)
NIMS Compliance for Hospitals (October 1, 2007)
- NIMS in your Organization 62.0 KB (Darrin Pruitt, PhD, MPH, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
- The Challenges of NIMS Compliance 130 KB (Gene Iannuzzi, RN, MPA, EMT-P, Sound Shore Medical Center)
- NIMS Implementation Compliance Matrix 28.8 KB (North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System)
- Emergency Management Assessment Tool 45.6 KB (North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System)

Introduction to the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS) (North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Regional Healthcare Emergency Management Training Center Training at GNYHA, January 29, 2003)
- Introduction: Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS) 330 KB
- Module One: Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS) 521 KB
- Module Two: Emergency Activation 510 KB
GNYHA Briefing on the Incident Command System (ICS) (December 13, 2001)
- Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS): From Concept to Action 583 KB (FDNY/EMS Briefing)
- Lessons Learned: The Value of Incident Command Systems (ICS) 86.6 KB (New York State Department of Health)
- Recent GNYHA Member Experiences With ICS
  - Continuum Health Partners 58.9 KB
  - NYU Downtown Hospital 504 KB

Templates/Policies

Hospital Emergency Incident Command System Job Action Sheets 161 KB (North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System)
Hospital Emergency Incident Command System Activity Logs 436 KB (Paul M Power, Inc.)

Advisories & Articles

Readiness Advisory: National Incident Management System Hospital Frequently Asked Questions 66.4 KB (American Hospital Association, May 23, 2007)
An Overview of Incident Management Systems (Perspectives on Preparedness, Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, September 2001)

Webcasts

Briefing on the Incident Command System (Greater New York Hospital Association, December 13, 2001)