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#HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST 2017 PRINTABLE FULL#
#HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST 2017 PRINTABLE PORTABLE#

Information Security provides the framework to defend UTMB’s information systems against cyber threats.

Cyber Threats are a significant risk to all organizations, including UTMB.

Rationalize services at select campuses, e.g.

Reallocate staff from across the UTMB institution to keep IP and EDs up and running, e.g.,.

Discussion to include feasibility and triggers Evaluate additional options to sustain critical services and the health care mission.

Continue to closely manage paid time off (PTO)Ģ.

Continue to require higher nurse to patient ratios.

Continue to engage management and non-bedside care RNs in bedside care.

Continue to review/cancel all IP OR cases.

Continue to allow emergency documentation.

Continue to aggressively discharge patients.

Review current mitigation efforts and assess sustainability of those efforts

Use of temporary contract employees (staffing agencies) may be an additional option for staffing.įramework used to develop options during the Covid response staffing shortages:ġ.

If staff members are available from those institutions, the existing interagency agreement will be used to arrange those services.

UTMB has a resource sharing plan with other University of Texas institutions.In business occupancies, social distancing strategies and telecommuting will be used where practical.Prophylactic medications and supplies will be requested for staff, family members, patients, and students. UTMB is a Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Point of Dispensing. The Health System will take measure to protect the workforce from known disease agents.If required, UTMB could issue a request for NDMS support such as a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) through the State of Texas.UTMB has an existing contract with the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS).If additional resources are required, requests can be forwarded to other Texas EMTF regions.The Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (EMTF) Region 6 has assets that may be of use for UTMB Healthcare Continuity including:.Support to establish an alternate care site may be requested through the Catastrophic Medical Operations Center.This includes hospitals and clinic locations. If resources are constrained or facilities are damaged, the Health System may relocate or consolidate services.Alternate care sites could be established on UTMB property or other locations as determined by the UTMB Command Center.(An 1135 Waiver will be requested for use of alternate care space) This unit is one option available in establishing an alternate care site.

#HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST 2017 PRINTABLE PORTABLE#

Texas Emergency Medical Task Force Region 6 maintains a portable 32 bed Mobile Medical Unit. UTMB may establish alternate care facilities. A key healthcare continuity strategy for damage to the facility is to use alternate care facilities.If facilities are damaged in an incident or disaster, UTMB hospitals may conduct a post-incident evacuation.

#HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST 2017 PRINTABLE FULL#

The Health System hospitals may conduct a full or partial patient evacuation so that patient care can continue at locations that are safe.Support functions may work from alternate locations, or from home.Parking areas and the Main Campus athletic field is available for temporary facilities.If necessary, Portfolio Management will be tasked with procuring additional space.UTMB’s first option will be to consolidate critical healthcare and support functions in the existing 4 campus infrastructure.The hospital’s continuity of operations plan identifies in writing how and where it will continue to provide its essential business functions when the location of the essential or critical service has been compromised due to an emergency or disaster incident. Back-up, Recovery and Resumption Strategies (for those mission critical activities).UTMB Policy 2.1.5 states that all departments must have a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Plan and ensure that all employees are familiar with their individual roles and responsibilities.Īn effective Business Continuity Plan should address the following areas: In simpler terms, BCP is the strategic act of planning a method to prevent, if possible, and to minimize and manage the consequences of an event that interrupts critical business processes. Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is the process of developing advance arrangements and procedures that enable UTMB to respond to an interruption in such a manner that critical business functions continue with planned levels of interruption or essential change.