Catastrophic Planning

  • Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide
    Road map for health care facilities to prepare for, respond, and recover from a total or partial water supply interruption by providing the guidance to assess water usage, response capabilities, and water supply alternatives.

Discharge Planning

Provides plans, procedures, and guidance to assist hospital personnel in planning for the discharge of patients to help them continue improving outside of a clinical setting.ย ย 

Hospital Surge

Provides guidance to assist hospitals to increase their medical surge capacity and capability. By increasing surge capacity and capability, hospitals can be better prepared to respond to a catastrophic event and triage and treat an increased number of victims.

Mass Casualty

Provides hospitals with resources that include elements of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. They take into consideration such factors as the appropriateness and adequacy of physical facilities, organizational structures, human resources, and communication systems.ย ย ย ย  ย 

Medical Surge Resources

Provides planning documents, checklists, and general guidance for hospitals when they need to prepare for major emergencies or disasters.

Mutual Aid, Coalitions, and Other Partnerships

Includes sample mutual aid and other agreements for shared resources, guidance, and other tools to assist hospitals develop and implement partnerships and collaborations for community medical surge capacity and capability.

Pediatric Preparedness Resources