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This information provided by the Office of the State Deputy Public Health Director.
Hospital Preparedness Program Why we're here In an effort to improve hospital and health system preparedness and capabilities, Congress authorized first year FY 2002 funding of $135 million. Oregon received $1.5 million. This funding is administered by a Cooperative Agreement through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).Purpose: The primary purpose of the Cooperative Agreement is to upgrade the preparedness of hospitals and health systems in the State of Oregon to respond to bioterrorism events. The intention is to use the planning and system improvements made through the bioterrorism preparedness program to improve capacity to respond to other large-scale events, e.g. earthquakes, floods, pandemics, etc. Process: A summary of the process being followed by the State of Oregon is outlined in the Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Survey Development and Implementation Plan in the Publications section. Develop a Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Survey: This Survey has been developed under the authority of the Hospital Preparedness Advisory Committee (HPAC) and as a joint effort between Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) and State of Oregon Health Services (OHS). (See Publications for a list of the HPAC membership and the Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Survey.) Intent The survey’s intent is three-fold:
Distribution of survey: Distribute the survey to all Oregon hospitals and receive, collate and analyze the responses within a defined time frame.Analysis of survey: Convene a Survey Analysis Committee of appropriate constituencies for analysis of survey results, defining of priorities and, ultimately, the development of a budget allocating HRSA funds based on agreed upon priorities (see Publications for membership of the Survey Analysis Committee.)Distribution of funds: The Survey Analysis Committee will recommend priorities to HPAC. HPAC will advise state Public Health Preparedness staff on the distribution of funds and monitoring implementation of improvements. Definition of Regions: As stated in the intent section above, and in support of the HRSA Cooperative Agreement guidelines, begin defining and coordinating development of healthcare regions able to provide coordinated response to a Multiple Casualty Incident (MCI) of up to 500 acutely ill patients. (NOTE: This figure is a guideline only and will ultimately be based on common sense and practical limitations of “regional” capabilities as well as anticipated modifications proposed in the FY 2003 Cooperative Agreement). Decisions on regionalization will involve all appropriate constituencies and will take into account current, established institutional and regional relationships, natural referral patterns, etc.Who we are Michael Swinhoe
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