Primary Care Health Services shall activate its “All Hazards Plan” when natural, human, or technological events have an adverse impact on the healthcare facility.
The “All Hazards Plan” protects patients, staff, and equipment, and safeguards the ability of the healthcare center to deliver healthcare. It applies to all PCHS healthcare facilities. The plan is based on the US. Dept of Homeland Security’s National Incident Management System, a template for the consistent, flexible management of emergency events.
The four key components of our “All Hazards Plan” and corresponding status measures include:
PCHS All Hazards Plan |
| Component |
PCHS Process |
Status |
| Mitigation |
Identify all possible hazards
Evaluate each identified hazard for:
- probability of occurrence
- risk to PCHS
- PCHS current level of preparedness
|
Completed |
| Preparedness |
Based on mitigation findings, direct PCHS resources to:
- Evaluate and assign Incident Command System* positions and resources
- Conduct employee readiness drills and exercises
|
Completed |
| Response |
Recognize and declare emergency
Activate Emergency Operations Center* |
TBD |
| Recover |
Debrief
Complete After Action Report |
TBD |
*At the heart of PCHS’ “All Hazards Plan” is the Incident Command System (ICS), which outlines the roles and responsibilities for the management of incidents. Incident Managers and Officers coordinate response at our designated Emergency Operations Center, the central command and control facility in charge of carrying out the “All Hazards Plan”. |
