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Tricare 2001 Conference
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards for
Healthcare Facilities
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards for
Healthcare Facilities
CDR Robert G. Darling, MC, USN
Medical Director, Aeromedical Isolation Team and Containment Care
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Fort Detrick, Maryland
Tricare 2001 Conference
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
• Historically “Environment of Care” Standards
• Horizontal and Vertical Integration
• Update / Clarification of EM standards
Tricare 2001 Conference
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
• Significant revisions:– EC 2.14 Testing of emergency power sources– EC 2.9 Drills and Exercises– EC 2.10 Fire Drills– EC 1.6 Plans must address
Emergency Management
Tricare 2001 Conference
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
• EC 1.6 Emergency Management– Address 4 phases: Mitigation, Preparedness,
Response and Recovery– “All hazards” approach vice “disaster specific”– Employ a “Hazard Vulnerability Analysis”– Integrate with community-wide emergency
response agencies
Tricare 2001 Conference
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
• EC 1.6 Emergency Management– Logistics of critical supplies, staff and family-
support issues, media interaction, security – Alternative Care Sites– Must coordinate with the local EM community
Tricare 2001 Conference
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
• Definitions:– Disaster (civil disturbance)– Mitigation– Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
• Other (hazardous materials)
Tricare 2001 Conference
Tricare 2001 Conference
Points of Contact
CAPT Vince Musashe
CDR Jerry Mothershead
CDR Randy Culpepper
CDR Rob Darling
LCDR Craig Howard