FAR SOUTHWEST REGIONAL HEALTHCARE COORDINATING CENTER ICS STRIKE - - PDF document

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FAR SOUTHWEST REGIONAL HEALTHCARE COORDINATING CENTER ICS STRIKE TEAM

Dan Gray – FARSW Healthcare Coordinator Dangray@bvu.net Kristina Morris, M.A. – Southwest Virginia MRC Coordinator Kristina.morris@vdh.virginia.gov

FAR SOUTHWEST REGION GALAX , VIRGINIA TO WYTHEVILLE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER, SOUTH & WEST TO KENTUCKY & TENNESSEE LINE

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RHCC MANAGER WORKGROUP DISCUSSIONS

Identifying Additional RHCC Staffing Resource Needs Virtual VHASS Support from other Statewide RHCC’S Staff Sharing from other RHCC’S Hospital Command Center Staff Availability VDH Emergency Planners/EMS Agencies/VDEM

Relationships

ICS STRIKE TEAM VISION

Recognizing RHCC Staff Assets

could not maintain a long term event

RHCC realized the need for

• utside organizational help for

extended events

FARSW RHCC recognized the

need for a ICS Strike Team

What organization fits this role?

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CONCEPT OF MRC/ICS STRIKE TEAM

FARSW RHCC Reached out to the

Southwest VA MRC for collaboration

• f a volunteer support team
• ICS Structure Knowledge needed

for MRC/ICS Strike Team.

Volunteers trained for: Operations Logistics Planning Liaison Officer Administration Medical/Technical Specialist

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Recruitment information

ICS Strike Team Service Description

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MRC ROLE IN TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Developed ICS Strike Team Recruitment Materials Initially hand-selected participants based on needs of

RHCC

Pre-requisite training ICS-100 IS-700a Background Screening Assist with team building exercises

Virginia Volunteer Health System – www.vamrc.org/vvhs

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RHCC Mobilization Sheet

RHCC Strike Team VHASS Accounts & Alerting Capabilities

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VIRGINIA HEALTHCARE ALERTING & STATUS SYSTEM HTTPS://WWW.VHHA-MCI.ORG

TESTING THE ABILITY TO WORK REMOTELY

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ICS STRIKE TEAM HURRICANE FLORENCE INVOLVMENT

ICS Strike Team met on Saturday,

September 15th during Hurricane Florence

5 strike team members were

present

Observed & participated in the

real time activities on VHASS dashboard live updates.

NEXT STEPS

Strike team lead training activities Regional exercise participation Continued quarterly training/meetings Hospital on-site visits during exercises.

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THANK YOU! Q & A

Dan Gray – Healthcare Coordinator Dangray@bvu.net 423-914-9879 Kristina Morris – MRC Coordinator Kristina.morris@vdh.virginia.gov 276-274-0555