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Tip of the week: Plan for communication backup in emergencies
Healthcare Security Weekly, September 8, 2008
When it comes to emergency planning, Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, IA, got a reality test when it was forced to evacuate June 13 after floodwaters rose on its downtown campus following torrential rains.
One planning tip the hospital passes on to others, is to plan for your phone lines going down. You rely on phones and other communication methods all day, but in a disaster, these services can fail. Plan for alternatives such as call trees.
To read more about the lessons learned from this disaster, go to www.hcpro.com/ppv-216676.html. The cost is $10. Briefings on Hospital Safety subscribers received this story with their subscriptions.
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