EXEMPLARY PRACTICES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
The Emergency Preparedness Chair Interest Group Newsletter: EPCIG Newsletter
Program Description: The Emergency Preparedness Chair Interest Group newsletter, the EPCIG Newsletter, is published twice yearly; topics include the Incident Command System, Hospital Emergency Incident Command System, Kaiser Hospital Emergency Incident Command System, Northern California Kaiser Permanente postearthquake inspection program, release of patient information during a disaster, and the organization's Earthquake Hazards Mitigation Program. Additional information is available through an e-mail conference.
The Earthquake Hazards Mitigation Program, for example, has three components:
- The Medical Center Building Systems Study, which involves anchoring pipes, water, and gas lines to keep them operational.
- Seismic Mitigation of Equipment and Furniture, which involves securing furniture and equipment by anchoring them, while still being able to move them for cleaning, servicing, or daily use.
- Seismic Mitigation of Parking Structures, which involves upgrading the structures, based in part on lessons learned from previous earthquakes.
Evaluation Information: The newsletter was listed as a resource in the Natural Hazards Observer (July 1996).
Annual Budget: $1,200.
Sources of Funding: Kaiser Foundation hospitals/health plan.
Program Type: Emergency preparedness educational newsletter.
Target Population: Medical center managers, administrators, physicians, and other interested parties within the Kaiser organization.
Setting: Produced and distributed internally for the Northern California Kaiser Permanente organization.
Project Startup Date: 1993.
Contact:
Sarah Peterson
Regional Environmental Health and Safety
Kaiser Permanente
1800 Harrison Street
20th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: 510-987-3341
Fax: 510-987-5136
E-mail: ehssap@ncal.kaiperm.org
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