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Primary Care Emergency Management Demonstration Project. Debra E. Berg, M.D. Medical Director Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Bureau of Communicable Disease New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Needs Assessment. Fire, bomb threat, evacuation plans are in place
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Primary Care Emergency Management Demonstration Project Debra E. Berg, M.D. Medical Director Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Bureau of Communicable Disease New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Needs Assessment • Fire, bomb threat, evacuation plans are in place However • No plan for a bioevent • Primary Care Centers (PCCs) have undefined and variable roles
Preparation Plans for Primary Care Centers (PCC) • Incident management system • Hazard vulnerability analysis • Emergency preparedness talks • Tabletop exercises
Intervention Implementation Coach’s weekly onsite visits: • Emergency management committee • Incident management system • Emergency communication plan to notify staff • Staff roles
Lessons Learned • Panel discussion with Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, NYC Medical Association, Dept. of Health (DOH) • Tabletop exercises (PCC and DOH, Dept. of Mental Health, Office of Emergency Management)
Primary Care Center Roles • Information hub • Mental health counseling, triage, referral • Care for patients whose illnesses are non-event related
Primary Care Center Roles (cont.) • Triage for event-related patients • Staff/facility/equipment to area hospitals/PCCs • Staff for Medical Reserve Corp
