As a member of the Kootenai Health Medical and APP Staff, annual Emergency Training is required. Once the slides are reviewed, put your name in the box and click Done.
 
Thank you,
 
Lisa Goodwin, MBA, CPCS, CPMSM
Director, Medical Staff Services
What is a Disaster?

• A non-routine event that has the ability to threaten or overwhelm any hospital resources.
• Problems or events -either planned or unplanned, external or internal, that cannot be resolved using day-to-day processes within expected time frames.

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4 Phases of Emergency Management

1. The Mitigation Phase occurs before an incident, with a goal of lessening the impact of a disaster.
2. The Preparedness Phase occurs before an incident and prepares hospital employees to respond to an event (this module is preparedness).
3. When a disaster strikes, the hospital will enter the Response Phase. This phase is focused on life safety and bringing the hospital back to normal operations.
4. Recovery attempts to restore the hospital back to normal operations. This process can take a long time –potentially years.

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Emergency Operations Plan

• Every Hospital is required to have an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). This plan outlines the hospital’s strategy for responding to and recovering from an incident.
• The Kootenai Health EOP is used during responses to provide abbreviated guidance and quick reference material.
• The Emergency Operations Plan is reviewed annually.
• The EOP is available on the Kloud under Polices & Procedures for all employees to view.
Integrated Health System

Kootenai Health, along with Kootenai Clinic, Kootenai Outpatient Surgery and other agencies operate as an Integrated Health System. This means that all facilities have a unified and integrated emergency management program and operate under the same Emergency Operations Plan. There may be a specific annex for your clinic or department in the EOP.

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Hospital Incident Command System

Kootenai Health, along with other healthcare agencies nationally use the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) during a disaster. There are many advantages for using HICS, they include:
• Common terminology and clear text with plain language
• Manageable span of control
• Modular organization –includes only the positions needed for incident
• Common command structure with outside agencies
• Standardized resource management
• Predictable lines of authority
Hospital Incident Command System

There are also general staff positions within HICS:
• The Operations Section Chief is responsible for the tactical operations during an event such as patient care and security
• The Planning Section Chief collects and evaluates information, monitors resources and maintains documentation for the incident
• The Logistics Section Chief provides support for the incident to include supplies, equipment, and staff
• The Finance / Administration Section Chief manages all accounting, funding, time keeping, and costs during an incident
Hospital Incident Command System

Below each section chief there are positions that may be activated for an incident, depending on the incident’s complexity. Here is an example of expanded roles in the Operations Section. All of these roles would eventually report up to the Operations Section Chief

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Personal Preparedness

• Hospital preparedness begins with you! Kootenai Health wants to make sure all employees are prepared for the next emergency. Make sure your household is ready and consider the following questions when you think of your household preparedness:

• Does everyone in your family have a week’s worth of medications?
• Do you have food and water for all family members for 3 days?
• Do you have emergency lighting such as flashlights or lanterns?
• Do you have adequate first aid supplies and personal hygiene products?
• Is there a fire extinguisher in your home?
• If you have pets, do you have enough pet food for a week?
Hospital Sustainability

• Kootenai Health is prepared for disasters that may affect our region. The hospital is equipped with 2 1250 kW generators with 15,000 gallons of fuel. This could support almost 1,000 houses.
• The Kootenai Services building has a 600 kW generator with 500 gallons of fuel to power our IT and communications systems.
• The hospital keeps enough supplies on hand for at least 96 hours of sustainability without any help from the outside world. This includes food, medical gasses, patient care supplies and linens.
During a Triage Code Call

If you hear a “Internal Triage” or a “External Triage” called over-head you should do the following:
• Perform any immediate life safety measures if needed
• Await further instructions from Hospital Incident Management Team –you may be assigned to perform some duties to support the hospital

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