Where Are We Going?
This location serves as the primary coordination center for incident management and is where Incident Command operates.
Where is Conference Room D?
This TJC-required plan outlines how the hospital will respond to emergencies and disasters.
What is the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)?
These two locations—and the correct number of badge swipes—are used to lock down and reopen the facility.
What are the badge reader outside the Security Office and the Family Waiting Room closet; three swipes to lock down and two to reopen?
This universal overhead public announcement returns everyone to normal operations.
What is the All Clear?
During a mass casualty incident, this Yellow treatment area is used for patients who are hurt, need help, but not right this second - welcome to the category nobody wants but many end up in.
Where is the Paris Clinic?
TJC requires hospitals to conduct this minimum number of emergency management exercises each year.
What is two exercises annually?
During a Complete and Total Lockdown of the facility, this door becomes the only access point for individuals with express permission to enter/ exit the facility.
What is the Main Entrance (E/03)?
This overhead announcement requires actions such as moving patients to designated safe areas, directing visitors to interior locations, and closing all doors.
What is the Tornado Warning announcement?
When you're reassigned, re-tasked, or just wondering what your job is now - this location functions as the hospital's labor pool.
Where is Physical Therapy?
This TJC process evaluates exercises or real events and identifies corrective actions for improvement.
What is an After-Action Report (AAR) and Improvement Plan?
This policy outlines staff response and required overhead announcements during Watches and Warnings.
What is the Tornado Response Policy?
Key Actions for this public announcement include actions such as sheltering visitors/patients in secure areas and ensuring no entry into the facility is made without permission from BLS Security or Law Enforcement.
What is the Complete and Total Lockdown announcement?
The Reunification Area is used to safely house individuals who have been separated during an emergency until reunification can occur.
Where is the Life Center basement?
This TJC analysis is completed annually to identify and prioritize the facility's highest-risk hazards.
What is the Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA)?
This policy outlines response actions for multiple hazards, including severe weather, extreme temperatures, earthquakes, and recovery efforts.
What is the Inclement Weather Policy?
Key Actions for this public announcement include actions such as remaining indoors and away from exterior windows while limiting elevator use and outdoor movement.
What is the Severe Thunderstorm Warning announcement?
This location serves as the hospital's secondary site during a medical surge event only with approval from Incident Command during a Mass Casualty Incident.
Where is Crestwood School?
The development of the Emergency Management chapter standards follows these four phases of EM.
What is Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation.
This policy does not include an overhead announcement but may require coordination and communication by the House Supervisor during a reported threat.
Key actions for this public announcement include actions such as storing patient items/supplies, providing blankets as needed, and moving chairs to hallways.
What is the Tornado Watch announcement?