BIOTERRORISM PLAN If a bioterrorism event is suspected, the hospital and local emergency systems are activated
immediately. The House Administrator and Administrator On-Call will initiate the
appropriate plans. Some or all of the Emergency Disaster Preparedness Plans could go into
effect if a bioterrorism event occurs.
Policy Stat: Biological Event/Bioterrorism Incident Management Plan EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Hospital Incident Command Systems (HICS) provides training to the Executive
Team, Directors, Managers and Supervisors. HICS provides a consistent approach
during an emergency or disaster to organize and utilize resources to respond to the
disaster. Furthermore, the structure promotes unified command during disasters
when multiple hospitals and community agencies are involved in the response. Your
manager will be sharing your particular role how to respond in various disaster
situations. Knowledge of your own department functions will be critical to the
successful response in any disaster.
BIOLOGICAL EVENT/BIOTERRORISM PLAN: o
A Biological Event / Bioterrorism Incident occurs when there is an influx of
infectious patients or a suspected terrorist incident. If an event is suspected,
the hospital and local emergency systems would be activated and the House
Administrator and Administrator On-Call will initiate the appropriate plans.
Some or all of the Emergency Disaster Preparedness Plans could go into effect
if a bioterrorism event occurs
KentuckyOne Health takes an
"all hazards approach." This means that
regardless of the cause of mass illness (referred to as pandemic) of any group of
patients, the policy addresses the response of the hospitals for the following:
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Patient placement and issues related to isolation (cohort or quarantine)
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Patient care with emphasis on access to appropriate pharmaceuticals to treat
large influx of patients.
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Treatment/prophylaxis if indicated for employees and allied staff.
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This policy is one that would be deployed e.g. if there were a pandemic
flu outbreak.
Did you know the only safe approach to hazardous materials or situations is to keep
patients and staff AWAY from the situation? Next step would be to "contain" the
material by contacting appropriate resources for assistance.
Emergency Preparedness policies are combined for KentuckyOne Health: Each policy
outlines facility specific roles but in general allows the facilities to respond to
disasters with a consistent approach. This will facilitate the response by employees
and managers who work at more than one facility.