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Preparing for severe weather

In spring stormy weather plays a disproportionately large role in the disaster preparedness planning facilities managers do for their health facilities


In spring, stormy weather plays a disproportionately large role in the disaster preparedness planning facilities managers do for their health facilities, according to an article on the Vanguard Resources website.

What’s really on the minds of many facilities managers is a recently proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would establish emergency preparedness requirements.

Until the CMS completes its review, it’s up to healthcare facilities managers to be prepared for extreme climate conditions.

It’s important for facilities managers to attend training programs as often as they can to boost their emergency preparedness skills. A good place to start, the article said, is the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Healthcare Leadership For Mass Casualty Incidents seminar, held regularly at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Addison, Ala.

Read the article.

 

 



May 21, 2014


Topic Area: Safety


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