Kern Medical New Associate Orientation Guide

Emergency Preparedness at Kern Medical Kern Medical has an extensive Emergency Management Operations Plan prepared in the event of emergency. It is updated annually and exercised biannually. Kern Medical conducts a Hazard Vulnerability Analysis annually.

The top three threats to Kern Medical are:

• Earthquakes

• Loss of power

• Information systems failure

The four steps of emergency management are:

• Mitigation

• Preparedness

• Response

• Recovery

You can reference the Hospital Emergency Management Operations Plan Policy EOC-IM-104 for more in depth information.

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