Plans & Tools

Plans:

The Network facilitates region wide planning with healthcare and other emergency response organizations to establish relationships, leverage expertise and develop plans and tools. Working together with our partners, the Network has developed plans and tools to help prepare all types of healthcare facilities for their next emergency, including:

• Infectious Disease Surge Annex

• Guidelines for Writing an Emergency Preparedness Plan Workbook

• Healthcare System Emergency Response Plan

• Burn Surge Annex

• Inbound Patient Movement Appendix

• Patient Tracking Appendix

• Patient Movement Annex

• Pediatric Surge Annex

• Situational Awareness Annex

Tools:

• Disaster Medical Coordination Center overview

• Personal Preparedness in 30 days

• Healthcare Resource Requesting Process and Flow Chart

• NWHRN Clinical Guidance NDMS Outbound Patient Movement Toolkit

• Planning and Caring for Pediatric and Neonatal Patients in Disasters: Inpatient and Outpatient Guidelines

• Regional Healthcare Hazard Vulnerability Assessments (HVA)

• Scarce Resource Management and Crisis Standards of Care Overview and Materials

• Washington State Resource Request Form 213RR

• WATrac

Quick Links:

• Active Attack: Quick links for preparedness and response

• Flu Season: Quick links for preparedness and the latest news

For more information on how the Network develops a planning document: NWHRN Planning Process For more information about the Network’s plans and planning initiatives, contact us.