Emergency Readiness and Safety

The Council works with members on preparedness activities to ensure that if a disaster strikes, they have the resources and tools to respond.

For example, the Council:

• Convenes members’ involvement as they undertake regional exercises to test hospital readiness and identify where efforts should be focused to enhance our response capabilities.
• Coordinates federal grant dollars for hospitals in their preparation and planning efforts for disasters.
• Represents the hospitals in the region with other response partners such as EMA, Fire/EMS, Communications, Public Health, Homeland Security and others. The Council holds a seat at both the Hamilton County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the Regional EOC during an emergency to support the hospitals in their response efforts.
• Coordinates mutual aid agreements among the hospitals for the sharing of resources and assets during a time of need.
• Stores and maintain a regional cache of supplies and equipment to quickly augment the hospitals in the most extreme cases.
• Provides educational opportunities and open forums for discussion about safety and security as well as occupational and environmental safety and health issues.

For more information, contact Tonda Francis or Nakia Paris.