IAEM-USA Healthcare Caucus
Emergency Managers Symposium:
The Power of Innovation
*Part of the Healthcare EM Weekend*
MGT -341 Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations Within the Community Infrastructure
Friday October 19th and Saturday October 20th- 8:00am to 5:pm Both Day
*Free when Registering for Conference at Full, Basic, or Student Rate... just add to your account during registration*
The Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations Within The Community Infrastructure course provides information specific to hospitals and organizations vulnerability to a disaster. During this FEMA sponsored course, participants will be introduced to the various natural, technological, and civil hazards to which hospitals and healthcare organizations may be vulnerable and the potential impacts of those hazards.
Federal guidelines and legislation that serve to aid in the preparedness for, and response to, incidents involving these hazards are discussed, as are current emergency management standards for the hospital community. Participants review response and recovery issues that should be addressed by medical facilities and organizations in preparation for a large-scale incident, including identification of critical resources necessary for response and recovery.
Exclusive Private Tour of Spectrum Health
Saturday October 20th- 8:00am to 5:pm Both Day
*Free when Registering for Conference*
Spectrum Health is comprised of 12 hospitals, 180 ambulatory sites, and over 26,00 employees in the West Michigan Area. It was named one of the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems—and in the top five among the largest health systems.
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Come join other conference attendees for a tour of three hospitals located in downtown Grand Rapids, including its headquarters for Emergency Management. During this tour, you will see clinical areas of each of the three hospitals (Butterworth, Meijer Heart Center, and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital) and its fully dedicated System Command Center. You will meet members of the Emergency Management team, and see how this healthcare system is at the leading edge of organizational situation management.
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Cost: FREE, Transportation is not provided. Location is 6/10th of a mile from the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. Registrants will meet in the lobby of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and walk over together. Registrants who want to meet at Spectrum Health will be given directions.