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Mitigation Efforts at Forrest General Hospital

Mitigation Efforts at Forrest General Hospital. DISASTER: Preparing Now for Disaster Later Conference November 11, 2010. The Katrina Experience at Forrest General. (59 nine miles due north of Gulfport, Mississippi) Maximum wind gusts – 120+ MPH Sustained winds – 110 MPH

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Mitigation Efforts at Forrest General Hospital

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  1. Mitigation Efforts at Forrest General Hospital DISASTER: Preparing Now for Disaster Later Conference November 11, 2010

  2. The Katrina Experience at Forrest General (59 nine miles due north of Gulfport, Mississippi) • Maximum wind gusts – 120+ MPH • Sustained winds – 110 MPH • 9 inches of rain in 36 hour period • Power outage – 101 hours (4 days, 5 hours) • Water outage – 111 hours (4 days, 13 hours) • 2 internal 750kw generators failures • Damages total approximately 14 million dollars • (PLAY) 10.52 MINUTE DVD

  3. Basic Facilities No facility depends on public services or lifelines more than a hospital, which cannot function without power, water, clinical gases, oxygen, fuel, garbage collection, or communications. Principles of Disaster Mitigation in Health Facilities

  4. Water Plant

  5. Well Bid Opening – 4/14/06 • Start well drilling – 5/01/06 • Test drill → Test well → Water analysis • Well water to Hospital – 10/1/06

  6. Water Storage Tank • Started Construction of Water Tank – 10/15/06 • Completion of Water Tank (8 mo) – 5/15/07

  7. Backup Water Plan • Agreements signed for bottled / bulk water • Mutual Aid Agreement with local Fire Departments for water transport for chillers and steam

  8. Power Plant Project

  9. Power Plant Project • Lease/Service contract with Ms Power 3/29/06 • Boring for Electrical Conduit 4/6/06 • Start Power Plant Building 5/14/06 • “Dry In” Power Plant Building 9/15/06 • Generators arrive 9/16/06 • Completion of Generator Installation 1/15/07

  10. New Internal Generators • Replaced 2 750 KW failed generators with 2 1000 KW generators • Installed 2 new 3,000 gallons fuel tanks • Purchased 400 KW mobile generator • Installed “hook ups” at outside facilities

  11. Communications • Telephones • Satellite Telephone • Additional stand-alone satellite phone • MXU satellite 4 line converter and hardware • Cellular phones – added 5 cellular phones assigned to Incident Command

  12. Communications • 2 Way Radios • 48 radios distributed to Departments specified in Emergency Management Plan • 15 radios available for assignment to medical staff • 10 radios distributed to Pine Grove • 9 radios distributed to BioMed Dept. • 10 radios assigned to Administration • 15 radios assigned to Incident Command

  13. Communications • HAM Amateur Radio • Equipment purchased and installation 5/1/06 • Training employee volunteer operators • Digital D-Star repeater installed at FGH

  14. Incident Command Center / Board Room • Replaced satellite phone dish with a satellite dome • Added 10 additional phone lines • Added 6 additional computer network lines • Added additional emergency power outlets • Added telephone operator headsets • Updated Emergency Operations Plan

  15. Incident Command Center / Board Room (Cont’d) • Maps, map pins, flip charts • 2 Way radios • Spare radio batteries and chargers • Portable Fans • Television/Cable/Portable antenna • Weather radios • Emergency lights • Directories, other resources

  16. Other Improvements • Implemented Access Control/Lock Down Plans • New Emergency Fuel Plan • Achieved NIMS Compliance • Expanded Mutual Aid, Patient Transfer and Vendor Agreements • Purchased 2 - 4000 watts generator light sets

  17. Are you ready for the next big one?

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