| Due to the growing awareness by agencies and organizations involved with disaster preparedness and response of the importance of appropriate mental health intervention for disaster affected populations, the Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide for Nursing Homes was created for nursing home staff to use with residents. It addressed the gap that nursing home residents do not usually stay in public shelters where responders and relief workers provide Psychological First Aid, but are evacuated to other facilities where they can recieve needed skilled nursing care. The 2nd Edition reflects a multidisciplinary approach to care and broadens the scope of how, when and where the intervention should be applied. The core components of the guide have been expanded to encompass personal emergencies and individual life events and trained nursing home staff are encouraged to use Psychological First Aid to assist people who are in need of this support, regardless of the magnitude or nature of the cause. | 
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September 26, 2015 - The District 1 Casualty Transport System participated in a large mass casualty exercise that required outside EMS support and took place at the Eaton County Fairgrounds. A component of the D1RMRC Casualty Transport System (CTS) is comprised of multiple Fire and EMS agencies throughout Region 1. They are used in response for large scale mass casualty incidents and evacuations when local mutual aid is exhausted. Participating agencies included:
   
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September 22nd 2015 D1RMRC Partners participated in a workshop to review the CMS Emergency Prepardness Checklist. This workshop had 21 partners in attendance.
The three session Regional Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness Survey Workshop wass designed to meet the following objectives: 1. Provide attendees with a history of the emergency preparedness survey and view the survey through the “eyes of the surveyor.” 2. Review in detail the CMS survey process, including the tools and resources available to understand and meet the requirements during a site visit. The goal is not just to pass the survey, but to improve emergency preparedness for the benefit of residents and staff. 3. Assist in the development of a continuous and sustainable exercise program including tabletop, functional and full scale exercises. To view the materials from the workshop please visit the Long Term Care Workgroup page. |
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The Hospital Preparedness Program is supported through eight Healthcare Coalitions. These coalitions work with local partners within each region to prepare hospitals, emergency medical services, and supporting healthcare organizations to deliver coordinated and effective care to victims of terrorism and other public health/healthcare emergencies. Each region maintains one full-time regional coordinator and one part-time medical director.
District 1 Regional Medical Response Coalition (D1RMRC) can provide planning, education, and exercise resources to assist healthcare organizations with emergency preparedness. We coordinate with hospitals, public health, emergency medical services, long term care, dialysis and community partners to maximize medical surge capacity and capability for an emergency or disaster. A variety of information can be found at our website. We would like to provide you or colleagues a time to share with the healthcare coalition your understanding of the CMS emergency preparedness requirements and challenges identified by association members. The Operations workgroup meets the first Tuesday of every month, here at our District 1 office from 12:45-1:30 p.m. Teleconferencing is available if you are unable to attend these meetings in person. Emergency management coordinators have responsibilities that include planning for hazard, risk identification, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery in local jurisdictions. Because of the nature of the services home health care organizations provide, it is important that local emergency managers be made aware of each home care organization services and needs. A Handbook to Assist Home Health Care Providers in Emergency Preparedness Planning has been provided by Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response. The purpose of this handbook is to assist Michigan home care agencies in writing, augmenting, and evaluating their emergency preparedness plans. The Michigan Health Alert Network (MIHAN) is a secure web-based notification and information sharing system created by the State of Michigan to alert key personnel of conditions that could adversely impact the health and safety of Michigan's citizens. The system also provides situational awareness about important but non-emergency health-related information. Account registration is easy and quick. Medicare beneficiaries rely upon electricity-dependent medical and assistive equipment, such as ventilators and wheel chairs, and cardiac devices in our communities. Severe weather and disasters that cause power outages can be life threatening for these individuals. The empower map provides the beneficiaries within communities. ASPR TRACIE is a healthcare emergency preparedness information gateway that ensures that all stakeholders— federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and in the private sector—have access to information and resources to improve preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts. Each domain provides users with unique, tailored support. We look forward to partnering with you. Please contact us at your convenience. |
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