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RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MEDS)

RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MEDS). BLOCK ISLAND. SUPPLY ASSETS Strategic National Stockpile CHEMPACK Veterans Administration Supplies Providence Metropolitan Medical Response System Supplies Hospital HRSA grant and internal supplies

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RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MEDS)

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  1. RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MEDS)

  2. BLOCK ISLAND

  3. SUPPLY ASSETS • Strategic National Stockpile • CHEMPACK • Veterans Administration Supplies • Providence Metropolitan Medical Response System Supplies • Hospital HRSA grant and internal supplies • Local Pharmaceutical Company Resources • Others (?)

  4. RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MEDS) Exercise Program

  5. Exercise Program • Live events • Meningitis • Flu Clinics • Post Office planning (2001) • Oct 2002 – Dispensing Clinic • 2003 – Multi-part Exercise • August 2003 state-wide exercise w/TED deployment • April 2004 & Nov 2004 – University of RI Dispensing Exercises • Community, Hospital, DMAT exercises • Winter 2005 Regional SNS exercise

  6. RI MEDS Exercise 2003 • SCENARIO: A deliberate communicable disease event is started in the state. • TIMELINE: • 17 August – Deliberate release of agent • 18/19 August – Patients begin to appear at area hospitals. Epidemiological Investigation (14 July table top) • Public Information efforts (17 June table top) • Lab Response (23 June Exercise) • 19 August – Emergency recognized, investigation begun, emergency meeting at Health Dpt (16 July table top), MEDS activated, SNS requested, communications with partners. (Selected communications on or before 19 August) • 20 August – Arrival of SNS. Training of local distribution sites. • 21 August – Establishment of distribution clinics. Distribution of supplies.

  7. RI MEDS Exercise Main Participants RI Department of Health, RIEMA, RI State Police, RI DOT, RI MHRH, RI National Guard Salvation Army, Red Cross, RI Medical Reserve Corps, Hospital Association of RI 12 Hospitals, 10 Municipalities Federal Resources – CDC, DHS (Boston), FEMA (Boston) Multiple Evaluators from throughout the country Multiple Observers from within and outside the state.

  8. URI DISPENSING EXERCISE April 2004 CONCEPT: Establish a dispensing site for a large population. Use the exercise as a training opportunity for students in various health fields of study. Make this available as a training event for other state, regional and national teams working on similar plans. Conduct semi-annual drills as a state-wide training event. Use this as an opportunity to test state-level systems for activating a dispensing function.

  9. Special Issues/Subjects • Special Sites – Pastore Complex, National Guard, HEALTH dispensing team • Community Health Clinics and Universities/Colleges • URI exercises, TED exercises • Volunteers, MRC, etc… • Community physician support/activities

  10. RI MEDS Plan Things to Do – Ongoing Needs Identify Warehouse sites (X3) Clarify and improve state-level command and control systems Clarify and improve process, forms, training Create/Improve Municipal and Hospital Plans Identify Special Partners and Create Dispensing Plans Continue to Develop Supply Resources and Plans (VA, MMRS, etc…)

  11. Exercise Program • Future Activities • Semi-annual URI drill • Brown University/Providence drill – Spring 2005 • Community drills • DMAT drill – Spring 2005 • Winter 2005 Full-scale Regional exercise

  12. GREG BANNER RI DPT OF HEALTH 3 CAPITOL HILL, ROOM 209 PROVIDENCE, RI 02908 GREGORY.BANNER@HEALTH.RI.GOV 401-222-6868

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