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Emergency Preparedness

Responding to a disaster involves many challenges for healthcare facilities. Within this toolkit, you will find pieces that ensure your facility is prepared for any emergency it may face.

Toolkit Materials

  • Active Shooter Toolkit

    This toolkit helps you plan and be prepared for an active shooter incident. Incidents involving active shooters continue to be in the news and are becoming more commonplace in today’s society. Use the resources in this toolkit to make sure your facility is prepared.

  • ASPR Tracie-Hospital and Transplant Center Requirements CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule

    The final regulatory rules on emergency preparedness for transplant hospitals. This is an excellent resource to ensure that a transplant organization’s current emergency preparedness plan meets the regulatory expectations.

  • ASPR Tracie-Ambulatory Surgical Center Requirements CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule

    The final regulatory rules on emergency preparedness for ambulatory surgical centers. This is an excellent resource to ensure that an ambulatory surgery center’s current emergency preparedness plan meets the regulatory expectations.

  • ASPR Tracie-Critical Access Hospital Requirements CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule

    The final regulatory rules on emergency preparedness for critical access hospitals. This is an excellent resource to ensure that the critical access organization’s current emergency preparedness plan meets the regulatory expectations.

  • Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) ESF-8 Tool

    An analysis to be used when developing or updating your organization’s emergency preparedness plan. This objective tool helps you score various types of threats to determine their likelihood, severity and impact.

  • ESF-8 Portal and Applications User’s Guide

    The ESF-8 Portal was created by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) as a resource featuring tools and applications that are utilized to gather Emergency Status information on facilities licensed by the department.

Online Resources

Members-Only Toolkit Materials

  • Webinar: Zero Tolerance for Violence in the Healthcare Environment

    This webinar discusses workplace violence assaults occurring in the healthcare profession. Violence toward healthcare workers is increasing in frequency and severity nationwide. Our presenter will discuss this violence and what you can do to reduce these events in your organization by promoting zero tolerance for violence.

  • Presentation Slides: Zero Tolerance for Violence in Healthcare Setting

    These slides accompany the “Zero Tolerance for Violence in Healthcare Setting” webinar and provide detection and prevention strategies in healthcare.

  • Newsletter: Statewide Hurricane Drill

    Statewide Hurricane Drill: Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Louisiana hospitals have worked to prepare for hurricanes and other emergency events in order to better serve and support our communities. This year, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center enhanced its annual hurricane preparedness routine by testing its evacuation procedures as part of the state-wide 2016 Vigilant Guard Exercise.

  • Podcast – Emergency Preparedness and PHI

    This podcast features a 20-minute discussion with leaders in hospital Emergency Preparedness regarding the handling of Protected Health Information (PHI) during disaster situations. Tune in and listen to the latest information and be prepared to face emergencies while keeping the integrity of PHI intact.