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HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (HPP)

HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (HPP). Kay Fruhwirth, MSN, RN Assistant Director Trauma Disaster Conference February 17, 2011. Overview of the HPP Grant. Hospital Preparedness Program began in 2002. The FY 2010 award begins Year Nine of the program Funding to date $105.9 million.

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HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (HPP)

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  1. HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (HPP) Kay Fruhwirth, MSN, RN Assistant Director Trauma Disaster Conference February 17, 2011

  2. Overview of the HPP Grant • Hospital Preparedness Program began in 2002. The FY 2010 award begins Year Nine of the program • Funding to date $105.9 million

  3. Mission of the HPP To ready hospitals and supporting health care systems to deliver coordinated and effective care to victims of disasters including natural and man-made events.

  4. HPP Capabilities Over the years the capabilities have evolved. For the past four years the HPP has focused on the following: • Interoperable Communication • Bed Tracking (HAvBED) • ESAR VHP • Fatality Management and Evacuation • Mobile Medical Assets • Pharmaceuticals • Personal Protective Equipment • Decontamination Capability

  5. Trauma Surge In Year Three began addressing Trauma Surge Activities • Trauma Hospital Advisory Committee • Taskforce to address Trauma Center role in disaster response • Trauma Program Managers • Trauma Medical Directors • Resulted in creation of Trauma Surge Coordinator Position

  6. Trauma Surge Enhance Surge Capacity at Trauma Centers • Pre-identify physical space for expansion of Critical Care and medical-surgical patients • Equipment to support expansion • Cardiac Monitors (6) • Ventilators (5) • Portable Ultrasound • Point of Care Analyzers • Rapid Infusers and Multi-channel IV pumps • Pharmaceuticals for critically injured patients • Surge Tents and support equipment

  7. Trauma Surge • Personnel • Trauma Surge Coordinator • Training • Communication • Staff Notification for trauma team activation • Redundant systems to ensure connectivity • Patient Tracking • Development of patient identification and family reunification plan

  8. Trauma Surge In Year Five of HPP began work on addressing Burn Disasters • Representatives from Burn Centers and Trauma Surge Coordinator Group • Developed Burn Resource Center • LA County Trauma Center (14) • Agreed to care for up to 12 critically burned patients for minimum of 72 hours

  9. Trauma Surge • Resources to manage Burn patient population • Supplies and Equipment • Airway management supplies • Pharmaceuticals • Wound care • Personnel • Training • Resource Materials

  10. Trauma Surge • Focus for the Future • Program Sustainment • Continued training and education • Exercises and Drills

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