Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Program
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NOTE: The Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (BHPP)
has changed its name to the Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Program
(HEPP). For questions or comments, please contact us at
hepp@health.nyc.gov.
NYC Healthcare PREPARES is a DOHMH web site dedicated to healthcare emergency
preparedness.
Healthcare facilities and emergency planners from New York City and across
the country are welcome to access protocols, guidance, templates, and
other tools useful for preparedness from this web site. Updates to new
protocols, guidance documents and a calendar of upcoming events will occur
frequently as new materials become available.
What's New
Partners
HEPP collaborates with a variety of healthcare providers and
facilities, including hospitals, primary care clinics, long term care
facilities, emergency medical services, medical schools, professional
associations and agencies. The activities of our primary audiences are
addressed in the following pages:
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Preparedness Focus Areas
HEPP creates and collaborates on multiple initiatives for health
care providers and facilities in the following six major focus areas:
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HEPP Project Fact Sheets
In order to provide an overview of current HEPP initiatives with the NYC
healthcare community, the following HEPP Project Fact Sheets describe the goals,
objectives, scope and accomplishments of each project.
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Training and Exercises for Healthcare Preparedness
The Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Program (HEPP) ensures stepwise,
accountable processes take place for planning, design, development, conduct,
evaluation, after actions and improvement planning for all preparedness training
and exercises conducted in hospitals and preparedness planning partners. Click
below to learn more and obtain information on upcoming training.
Training and Exercises for
Healthcare Preparedness Information
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The National Incident Management System (NIMS)
In 2004, the Department of Homeland Security released the National Incident
Management System (NIMS), as required by Homeland Security Presidential
Directive (HSPD) 5 - Management of Domestic Incidents, and HSPD 8 -
Preparedness. NIMS was developed as a means for responders from different
jurisdictions and disciplines to better work together during the
response to natural disasters and emergencies, including acts of terrorism.
NIMS benefits include a unified approach to incident management; standard
command and management structures; and an emphasis on preparedness, mutual aid
and resource management.
HEPP NIMS Information
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Infection Control Challenges and Solutions in Pediatric Long-Term Care
Facilities Conference
NYC DOHMH together with the NYSDOH jointly organized a conference to discuss
infection control challenges and potential solutions for pediatric long-term
care facilities. The conference was held on June 1, 2010 at the NYSDOH
conference facility in Manhattan. The target audience for this conference
included each facility's medical director, other key physicians, infection
control practitioner, the Director of Nursing, and the Admistrator as all of
these individuals are required for an effective infection control program within
a facility. Presentations from the conference are available here.
Infection Control in Pediatric
Long-Term Care Facilitiy Conference Resources
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Key HEPP Project Resources and Documents
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For comments or questions, please e-mail: hepp@health.nyc.gov.
