Emergency management tip: Review your communications
Emergency Management Alert, October 13, 2009
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Communication duties for hospital emergency management coordinators involve keeping a large group of people updated about your facility’s plans.
This includes communicating that an emergency has occurred and providing instructions or information to:
- Staff members and licensed independent practitioners
- External authorities, both initially and ongoing
- Patients and their families, particularly if patients need to be relocated to an alternative care site or evacuated out of the area
- Media and off-duty staff members living within the community
- Vendors of essential supplies, equipment and services
This tip comes from HCPro's book, The Emergency Management Coordinator's Handbook for Hospitals. To learn more, click here.
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