Coronavirus Disease 2019 (covid-19) Healthcare Preparedness Table Top Exercise

• How will public perception, especially following what would likely be massive news interest in the case, have an impact on the provision of care at the hospital?
• How will your facility track costs associated with a COVID-19 patient?
• What are the other issues that should be discussed at this time?

Hotwash

• The purpose of the hotwash is to simply identify issues and not immediately address items that require future follow up.
• Conduct a hotwash to identify issues brought up during this exercise.

Evaluation

• Please complete an evaluation of the exercise and capture areas of strength and areas for improvements using the provided participant feedback form.
• Use this evaluation to improve your facility plans.

References

 

1. Triage, Assessment and other resources:

 

https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html

2. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/healthcare-supply-ppe-index.html

 

 

3. Laboratory Testing:

 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/index.html

 

4. Preparedness Checklist for Hospitals:

 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/hcp-personnel-checklist.html

 

 

5. Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html