Emergency Readiness

Emergency Readiness: Local Planning Resources
Hospital Response and Recovery ResourcesIOM's report "Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations: A Letter Report." The report directly
Hospital readiness resources includes resources, articles, and the Berm model.
Federal Planning Resources
ResourcesCommunication & Community OutreachGuidance for Integrating Culturally Diverse Communities into Planning for and Responding to Emergencies: A ToolkitSupported by: U.S.
Emergency Readiness: for Pandemic Flu: Reports, Literature, Resources Government Plan, Avian Flu and Planning Tools
The Weill/Cornell Bioterrorism and Epidemic Outbreak Response Model (BERM)
Emergency Readiness - Resource Index including Government Roles and Planning, Hospital Readiness, Guidance for Health Professionals, BERM, Panemic Flu and and useful links.
On September 3, CMS issued final regulations clarifying hospital responsibilities under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act \(EMTALA\), to take effect November 10. They were published in the Federal Register on September 9and can be accessed by clicking ")Compliance") and then ")EMTALA")…