FAR SOUTHWEST REGIONAL HEALTHCARE COORDINATING CENTER ICS STRIKE - PDF document

FAR SOUTHWEST REGIONAL HEALTHCARE COORDINATING CENTER ICS STRIKE TEAM Dan Gray – FARSW Healthcare Coordinator Dangray@bvu.net Kristina Morris, M.A. – Southwest Virginia MRC Coordinator Kristina.morris@vdh.virginia.gov FAR SOUTHWEST REGION GALAX , VIRGINIA TO WYTHEVILLE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER, SOUTH & WEST TO KENTUCKY & TENNESSEE LINE 1

RHCC MANAGER WORKGROUP DISCUSSIONS � Identifying Additional RHCC Staffing Resource Needs � Virtual VHASS Support from other Statewide RHCC’S � Staff Sharing from other RHCC’S � Hospital Command Center Staff Availability � VDH Emergency Planners/EMS Agencies/VDEM Relationships ICS STRIKE TEAM VISION � Recognizing RHCC Staff Assets could not maintain a long term event � RHCC realized the need for outside organizational help for extended events � FARSW RHCC recognized the need for a ICS Strike Team � What organization fits this role? 2

CONCEPT OF MRC/ICS STRIKE TEAM � FARSW RHCC Reached out to the Southwest VA MRC for collaboration of a volunteer support team ICS Structure Knowledge needed � for MRC/ICS Strike Team. � Volunteers trained for: � Operations � Logistics � Planning � Liaison Officer � Administration � Medical/Technical Specialist 3

Recruitment information ICS Strike Team Service Description 4

MRC ROLE IN TEAM DEVELOPMENT � Developed ICS Strike Team Recruitment Materials � Initially hand-selected participants based on needs of RHCC � Pre-requisite training � ICS-100 � IS-700a � Background Screening � Assist with team building exercises Virginia Volunteer Health System – www.vamrc.org/vvhs 5

RHCC Mobilization Sheet RHCC Strike Team VHASS Accounts & Alerting Capabilities 6

VIRGINIA HEALTHCARE ALERTING & STATUS SYSTEM HTTPS://WWW.VHHA-MCI.ORG TESTING THE ABILITY TO WORK REMOTELY 7

ICS STRIKE TEAM HURRICANE FLORENCE INVOLVMENT � ICS Strike Team met on Saturday, September 15 th during Hurricane Florence � 5 strike team members were present � Observed & participated in the real time activities on VHASS dashboard live updates. NEXT STEPS � Strike team lead training activities � Regional exercise participation � Continued quarterly training/meetings � Hospital on-site visits during exercises. 8

THANK YOU! Q & A Dan Gray – Healthcare Coordinator Kristina Morris – MRC Coordinator Kristina.morris@vdh.virginia.gov Dangray@bvu.net 276-274-0555 423-914-9879 9