Emergency Preparedness

Kern Medical Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) a. Light search and rescue Appoint and train a light search and rescue team to ensure all rooms are empty and all staff, patients, and visitors leave the premises when the hospital is evacuated. If required and safe, this team will perform additional search and rescue tasks that do not entail using equipment or disturbing collapsed structures. b. Damage Assessment Appoint and train a damage assessment team on each shift to evaluate items on the Damage Assessment Checklist . See Appendix S.1 - Incident Assistance Forms. Supply the teams with hard hats, work gloves, flashlights, clipboards, tape, cameras, film and videotape, if possible. • All hospital staff has emergency and incident response responsibilities. The duty statements of all hospital staff will include the following language: ―Participates in all safety programs which may include assignment to an emergency response team.‖ • Additional specific response duties may also be included for staff with appropriate skills and responsibilities. In addition, all staff are required to: a. Familiarize themselves with evacuation procedures and routes for their areas. See Appendix H.24 - Emergency Procedures. b. Become familiar with basic emergency response procedures for fire, HAZMAT and other emergencies. See Appendix H.1 and Section 3.14. c. Understand their roles and responsibilities in Kern Medical plans for response to and recovery from incidents. See Appendix F.6 – F.29 EOC Job Action Sheets. d. Participate in organizational training and exercises. These exercises are intended to practice emergency response activities and improve readiness. See Appendix G - Training And Exercises. All staff will also be encouraged to: a. Make suggestions to their supervisor or the Emergency Management Committee on how to improve hospital preparedness. b. Prepare family and home for consequences of incidents. See Appendix I – Home Preparedness Guidelines for guidelines. The hospital will compile and maintain an internal contact list that will include the following information for department directors, managers and assistants: name, position title, home phone or cell phone, and preferred method of contact during off hours. See Appendix J.1 – Staff Call Back List. Each department will maintain a complete departmental roster (Staff Call List) with the following information: name, job title, home or cell phone, and preferred method of contact during off hours. The Staff Call List contains sensitive contact information and will be treated confidentially. The list of staff phone numbers will be kept offsite as well as onsite by key employees and at key locations. Kern Medical utilizes standardized Emergency Codes throughout its facilities to facilitate rapid staff response to internal incidents. See Appendix H.18- Emergency Codes.

2.5.5 All Hospital Staff

2.6 Initial Communications and Notifications 2.6.1 Kern Medical Staff Call List

2.6.2 External Notification

Kern Medical will compile and maintain an external contact list of phone

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