GNYHA: Resource Centers: Resource Centers by Topic: Emergency Preparedness: Workforce/Volunteer Issues

Guidelines/Model Documents

Utilizing Volunteers During a Disaster 47.4 KB (GNYHA 2004)
Model Disaster Privileges Policy 38.5 KB (GNYHA, 2004)
Please note that as of July, 2006, the Joint Commission standards regarding disaster privileging have been revised. Therefore, the standards reflected in this document have been revised since its distribution in 2004.
Model Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Sharing of Personnel During a Disaster 51.4 KB (GNYHA, 2004)

Advisories/Articles

JCAHO Standards Regarding Emergency Management Drills and Disaster Privileges 3.5 MB (GNYHA ML-171, June 28, 2006)
Legal Protections Provided to Medical Volunteers in Relief Efforts ML-163 60.4 KB (September 21, 2005)
Health Care Workers' Ability and Willingness to Report to Duty During Catastrophic Disasters 618 KB (Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine)
New York State Department of Health's Position on JCAHO Standard Regarding Disaster Privileges 153 KB (GNYHA, ML-139)
- New York State Department of Health letter regarding JCAHO Disaster Privileging Standard 47.2 KB (August 6, 2004)
Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Memo from ESAR-VHP Director (March 4, 2005) 37.0 KB
- Interim Technical and Policy Guidelines, Standards and Definitions 1.2 MB (February 2005)
- Will the States' ESAR-VHPs Build Adequate Hospital Personnel Surge Capacity? 23.1 KB

Briefings/Powerpoint/Video Presentations

Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council (EPCC) Meeting (June 7, 2008)
- Volunteer to ServNY. Register.Prepare.Care 330 KB (Lorie Liptak, New York State Department of Health)

Utilizing Volunteers During Disasters (May 7, 2007)
- Disaster Response Team: Buffalo Deployment 136 KB (Thomas W. Rowe, RN, CEN, EMT, Network Emergency Management, Center for Emergency Medical Services, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System)
- New York State Volunteer Program 117 KB (Judith LeComb, Coordinator, Public Health Preparedness Volunteers and Lorie Liptak, Deputy Director, Health Systems Emergency Preparedness, New York State Department of Health)
- Connecticut’s Volunteer System 707 KB (Joseph M. Filakovsky, Emergency Credentialing Coordinator, Yale-New Haven Health System)
- New York City Medical Reserve Corps 255 KB (Anne Rinchiuso, Medical Reserve Corps Program Manager, Bureau of Emergency Management, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)

Employee Emergency Preparedness (GNYHA 2006)
- Employee Emergency Preparedness Slides (PPT) 8.0 MB
- Employee Emergency Preparedness Slides (PDF) 506 KB
- Employee Emergency Preparedness Video 12.5 MB
Planning for Pandemic Influenza: Workforce and Volunteer Issues (March 29, 2006) Presented by New York State Department of Health
- Volunteer Recruitment Program 320 KB (Judith LeComb, Coordinator, Public Health Preparedness Volunteers)
- Volunteers and Liability 243 KB (Kristine Hoffman, Esq., Senior Attorney)
- We Will Need Everyone in a Pandemic Event 265 KB (Patricia Anders, Director of Preparedness Training)
GNYHA Briefing on Utilizing Volunteers During Disasters (August 9, 2004)
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (Robert Davidson, Deputy Regional Administrator)
  - Medical Reserve Corps 1.5 MB (Robert Tosatto, Medical Reserve Corps Director, Office of the Surgeon General)
  - Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals 673 KB (Marilyn Biviano, Chief, ESAR-VHP Branch, Division of Health Care Emergency Preparedness, Special Programs Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration)
- Continuum Emergency Management: The Use of Volunteers During an Event 11.9 MB (Roe Long, Vice President, Administration and Finance, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Continuum Health Partners, Inc.)
- Medical Reserve Corps/NYC 595 KB (Anne Rinchiuso, Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
- NYCVOAD Disaster Volunteerism Task Force 649 KB (Deirdre Flynn, Senior Director, Finance and Operations, New York Cares and Jeremiah Dameron, Human Services Logistics Coordinator, New York City Office of Emergency Management)
Strategies to Enhance Health Care Workers' Competency, Ability, and Willingness to Respond to Disasters 92.2 KB (GNYHA, ML-122)

Links

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Medical Reserve Corps