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2/14/2019 Why even worry about this stuff? 1

2/14/2019 Everyday could be the day Disasters are never scheduled One big event doesn’t mean the entire system stops Its about who you know…and what you do to serve the healthcare needs of Mississippi April 28, 2014 – Louisville, MS EF-4 Tornado 10 deaths >80 injured 3 large factories destroyed 2

2/14/2019 WMC Temporary Hospital – April 2014 3

2/14/2019 RELATIONSHIPS TRAINING KNOWLEDGE OF CAPABILITIES AND RESOURCES THOSE MADE THE DIFFERENCE National Disaster Medical Services (NDMS) Drill - KAFB 4

2/14/2019 Drills are sometimes exhausting affairs… US Navy Bus Wreck, Harrison County, MS – 21 Patients 5

2/14/2019 Wills Hotel Fire – Gulfport, MS – 19 Patients 6

2/14/2019 Large Scale Events – Mardi Gras 7

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2/14/2019 September 2005 – Hancock County, MS – Hurricane Katrina 10

2/14/2019 Evacuees – they have to go somewhere – what if they came to your facility? Do you have a plan? 11

2/14/2019 To be successful, emergency management requires the support of everyone – from the top down – in your organization There is a commitment that is required, it cannot be a project – it must be a process 12

2/14/2019 Mississippi Emergency Management Agency – www.msema.org Who is your Emergency Management Agency Director? http://www.msema.org/local-ema/ National IncidentManagement Systems(NIMS) – FEMA Training – https://training.fema.gov Emergency Preparedness - https://www.calhospitalprepare.org/preparedness-training-nurses 13

2/14/2019 Just remember Everyday could be the day Disasters are never scheduled One big event doesn’t mean the entire system stops Its about who you know…and what you do to serve the healthcare needs of Mississippi 14