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Strategies of patient care when the traditional system is overwhelmed, including use of alternate sites.

New Item Pandemic Influenza Planning Guidance for Healthcare Institutions (PA)
Philadelphia's Pandemic Influenza Planning Guidance for Healthcare Institutions addresses the needs and situations that may be experienced by hospitals during a pandemic. The guidance...   >> More
New Item Linking Home Care and Public Health (MD)
The Montgomery County Advanced Practice Center developed a toolkit to assist health departments in conducting a pandemic influenza preparedness workshop for home care providers. While...   >> More
New Item Emergency Preparedness Checklist for Case Management and Home Care Services (MD)
The Emergency Preparedness Checklist is designed to ensure that clients receiving home care and case management services are better able to cover gaps in their own care during...   >> More
New Item Workbook for Healthcare Providers in Rural Communities (TX)
A workbook developed by the USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness and the Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health promotes strategies for engaging rural healthcare providers...   >> More
New Item Standards and Guidelines for Healthcare Surge during Emergencies (CA)
The California Department of Public Health has outlined a process for dealing with the complex issues of clinical care surge capacity during a public health emergency. The tools could...   >> More
New Item Alternate Care Sites (MO)
Part of Missouri's strategy for countering surge during a pandemic includes using Mass Casualty Incident Trailers as alternate care sites. The unique approach relies on recruiting...   >> More
New Item Alternate Care Site Primer for Volunteers (MN)
An online educational tool provides just-in-time training for volunteers who will be providing services at an alternate care site. It addresses the need for volunteers who must be...   >> More
New Item Stay At Home Toolkit for Influenza (MD)
Montgomery County's Advanced Practice Center has published a toolkit to help people manage influenza at home. This simple toolkit represents an effort to orient the public to that...   >> More
New Item Emergency Preparedness Guide for Dialysis Patients (Region: NJ, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands)
The Emergency Preparedness Guide offers helpful emergency preparedness recommendations for individuals who require ongoing dialysis. Specifically, the guide discusses how to function...   >> More
New Item Ketchikan Alternate Care Site Templates (AK)
The Alternate Care Site Templates from Ketchikan provide details for establishing an alternate care site, such as site selection criteria and building requirements; required supplies,...   >> More
New Item Red Cross Home Care for Pandemic Flu (National)
Home Care for Pandemic Flu is a short primer for lay people on how to care for family members at home during a pandemic. It provides an excellent, comprehensive resource for people...   >> More
New Item Surge Capacity Guidelines and Templates (IA)
The Surge Capacity Guidelines and Templates provide a broad and interconnected approach to managing patient overload in hospitals, medical clinics, and alternate care sites. The...   >> More
New Item Home Care Guide: Providing Care at Home During Pandemic Flu (CA)
The Home Care Guide provides the public with extensive descriptions of how to care for family members at home during a pandemic. It is an excellent guidance, both comprehensive and...   >> More
New Item Alternate Care Facilities Project (WA)
A concept paper and site assessment tool from Seattle-King County provide specific and concrete information on establishing alternate care facilities (ACF). The concept paper focuses...   >> More
New Item Influenza Care Centers (ICC) (CA)
Santa Clara County has developed the concept of Influenza Care Centers (ICCs) as part of its Pandemic Influenza Plan. The proposal includes development of several ICC levels designed...   >> More
New Item Medical and public health surge in Alexandria (VA)
This document presents the concept of Community Care Stations (CCS). These facilities are designed to provide initial assessment triage and would be opened when the hospital system...   >> More
New Item Reopening Shuttered Hospitals To Expand Surge Capacity (National)
Shuttered hospitals possess the structural attributes that may allow them to provide better care, as opposed to other proposed alternate care sites within a community. This lengthy...   >> More
New Item Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide (National)
A robust and extensive guide describes mass casualty planning in the essential areas of emergency medical services, hospital/acute care, alternative care settings, palliative care, and...   >> More
New Item A Mass Casualty Care Strategy for Biological Terrorism Incidents (National)
A NIMS-based approach provides a framework to establish an acute care center (ACC) for a bioterrorism event, but much of the information could easily be extrapolated to a pandemic...   >> More
New Item Influenza Specialty Care Units (MA)
A concept of operations for setting up alternate care sites details the plan for establishing Influenza Special Care Units (ISCUs) in Massachusetts. The documents indicate that...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Planning Kit for Outpatient Providers (GA)
The Pandemic Influenza Planning Kit for Outpatient Providers is a clear and concise guide that nicely summarizes key information. The materials represent an integration of trusted and...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Response and Management Toolkit: Appendix D: Alternative Care Site Management Tools (British Columbia, Canada)
Fraser Health's toolkit outlines key parameters for establishing alternate triage and care centers by providing guidance for selecting a site, organizing personnel, conducting triage...   >> More
New Item Central Brooklyn Center for Bioterrorism and Preparedness Planning: An Integrated Plan to Augment Surge Capacity (NY)
A concept of operations describes an integrated approach to developing surge capacity plans between multiple hospitals. Four hospitals in Brooklyn, New York, developed a collaborative...   >> More
New Item Caring for the sick at home when it's the only option (WY)
The hour-long DVD provides practical, detailed information on caring for ill persons, including those with influenza, at home. It is aimed at non-medical care providers. The DVD...   >> More
New Item Churches, ARC, Volunteer Neighborhood Network (MS)
The brief, local American Red Cross plan involves a concept of operations to develop neighborhood support networks with local fire departments and churches during a pandemic. The...   >> More

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