Is your Emergency Preparedness Plan up to date? Monitoring your plan periodically ensures your staff and patients are prepared for disasters in your community. Develop/Review your All Hazards Plan: Identify new hazards, weigh the likelihood of current hazards, review recent hazards. Assess Recent Emergency Response: What worked well, what needs improvement, were there communication breakdowns,…
Is your Emergency Preparedness Plan up to date? Monitoring your plan periodically ensures your staff and patients are prepared for disasters in your community.
Develop/Review your All Hazards Plan: Identify new hazards, weigh the likelihood of current hazards, review recent hazards.
Assess Recent Emergency Response: What worked well, what needs improvement, were there communication breakdowns, did you have appropriate community response.
Communication: Update call down tree/staff contact information/patient contact information. Is your backup communication method still appropriate.
Education: Implement ongoing staff and patient education on evacuation, community resources, supply/medication stocking, and drills.
Don’t wait to improve your EPP, time is critical and can be lifesaving during disasters.
MAC Legacy’s EPP plan is ACHC certified and CHAP verified. If you need more assistance, our consultants can customize a plan specific to your agency location.
