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Emergency Management / Emergency Operations Plan – DO YOU MEET THE NEW REQUIREMENTS?

"The biggest factor in the success of our work with Russell Phillips & Associates is that the foundation of all work: the analysis, design, planning, and training -- is done based on a realistic model. We’re dealing with industry experts who have real world experience. For my facility, that means we can prepare ourselves and be ready to respond. Russell Phillips & Associates crafts a plan that works for your facility and your patient population. You don’t get a cookie-cutter model – it’s a practical, realistic plan based on detailed risk analysis”.

"One of the best examples I can think of that describes the success Russell Phillips & Associates has with its customers is to say that they were able to find a way so that each department in our facility "bought-in” to our disaster preparedness plan. Russell Phillips & Associates found a way to bring the right message to our richly varied departments – each with its own issues and cultures - resulting in the development of a comfort level and respect for what we were doing. In every department - that’s truly amazing. "

- Ralph Miro, MPH, REMTP
Trauma/ EMS Coordinator
Waterbury Hospital
Waterbury, CT
(357 bed hospital)

The Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) improves an organization’s ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters, thus, enabling healthcare institutions to maintain an optimal standard of care during a crisis. Russell Phillips & Associates has been involved with multiple disasters throughout the country, in a hands-on support level as well as a post-disaster research capacity.

Disasters in the healthcare environment illustrate the urgent need for effective healthcare EOPs accompanied by leadership, management and staff training/exercises to implement these plans. Agencies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the State Departments of Health, The Joint Commission, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) are designing standards and/or surveying to ensure that healthcare facilities have updated their procedures and training based on lessons learned.

Our objective is to provide clients with Emergency Management Plans and EOPs that meet regulatory and accreditation requirements, address current best practices and take into account the available resources of the healthcare organization or system.

There are five primary areas that we assess, implement and monitor when working with our clients:

Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) and Mitigation Plan
Infrastructure and specific disaster response plans for the following areas:
- Healthcare Incident Command System (HICS) or other Incident Command System (ICS) model
- Full Building Evacuation plan (Full Building Evacuation PDF)
- Individual Disaster Responses (Hostage Situation, Loss of Emergency Power, Loss of Water, etc.)
Recovery Plan / Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
- 96 hours of self-sustainability – what do you do if you can’t achieve this?
Leadership and staff training on key components of the plan
Plan testing (via tabletop exercises, mini-departmental exercises, Section Chief exercises and functional exercises).

The support programs we offer include:

An Emergency Management Plan/EOP assessment for individual facilities and health systems.
A Hazard Vulnerability Analysis.
Customization of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS).
Design of necessary site-specific procedures and processes.
Design of a Full Building Evacuation (FBE) plan including: patient preparation/packaging, vertical/horizontal evacuation routes, patient tracking, customized training and exercises.
Leadership and management training on incident command, full building evacuation and overall emergency operations.
Staff train-the-trainer program or full-staff training on the facility-specific Emergency Management Plan / EOP.
Recovery Plan and COOP design support.
Annual services include: a spot check assessment, updates to management on standards changes that impact the facility, and validation of compliance through a disaster exercise, hot wash/critique and After Action Report.

In addition, Russell Phillips & Associates works with communities, regions and states to design Health Care Mutual Aid Evacuation & Resource/Asset Plans. (Click here for more information on Long-term Care or Hospital Mutual Aid Plans)

Customized programs are available. Please inquire at info@phillipsllc.com or call our Corporate Office at 585-223-1130.

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