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Creator: Flinn, Jade B., Noreen A. Hynes, Lauren M. Sauer, Lisa L. Maragakis, and Brian T. Garibaldi.
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-09-04
Description: In response to the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2016, the US Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) established 10 regional treatment centers, called biocontainment units (BCUs) to prepare and provide care for patients…Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: Jones, Rachael M., Susan C. Bleasdale, Dayana Maita, and Lisa M. Brosseau, for the C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-01
Description: Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a primary strategy to protect health care personnel (HCP) from infectious diseases. When transmission-based PPE ensembles are not appropriate, HCP must recognize the transmission pathway of the disease and…Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: CDC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2016-11-03
Description: Although pandemics occur infrequently, planning and preparing for a pandemic is important to ensure an effective response. Planning for and responding to a pandemic is complex and pandemics can affect everyone in a community. Therefore, public health… -
Creator: Predictive Healthcare team at Penn Medicine
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2020-03-16
Description: This tool was developed by the Predictive Healthcare team at Penn Medicine. For questions and comments please see their contact page. Code can be found on Github. You can join their Slack channel if you would like to get involved. Discrete-time SIR… -
Creator: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Subject: General
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2019-02-01
Description: Memorandum Summary (CMS) Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers: On September 16, 2016, the Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Checklist
Date Last Updated: 2023-04-18
Description: Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF) are a group of diseases caused by several families of viruses. The term VHF refers to an illness that can affect multiple organ systems and can be accompanied by fever, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and… -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
Item Type: Checklist
Date Last Updated: 2019-08-02
Description: All U.S. healthcare facilities need to be prepared for new and emerging infectious disease threats such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). All hospitals should be equipped and ready to care for a limited number of infected… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2023-03-01
Description: The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) purpose is an incident management system based on the Incident Command System's (ICS) principles. It assists hospitals and healthcare organizations in improving their emergency management planning,… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-12-09
Description: This printable flyer infographic discusses the use of the HICS system with COVID-19. HICS helps hospitals prepare, mitigate, respond, and recover from an event that disrupts normal operations or threatens life, property, or the environment. -
Creator: Thomasian NM, Madad S, Hick JL, Ranney ML, Biddinger PD.
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-27
Description: The Hospital Surge Preparedness and Response Index is an all-hazards template developed by a group of emergency management and disaster medicine experts from the United States. The objective of the Hospital Surge Preparedness and Response Index is to…Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.