(Insert Facility Name)
            Objectives
      1. Discuss the physician role in HICS
      2. Discuss the principal concepts and features 
         of the Hospital Incident Command System
      3. Discuss how the hospital is part of the 
         community response
                          PHYSICIAN ROLES IN THE HOSPITAL IN A DISASTER 
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                                        (Insert Facility Name)
          Planning
    WHAT DO WE NEED TO 
     PLAN FOR:
    •  What are the risks we 
       face daily?
    •  What is on our Hazard 
       Vulnerability 
       Assessment list?
                       PHYSICIAN ROLES IN THE HOSPITAL IN A DISASTER 
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                                              (Insert Facility Name)
           The Responsibility is…
     WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EMERGENCY 
      PREPAREDNESS AT (Insert Facility):
     •  Emergency Management Committee
     •  Environment of Care Committee
     •  (Insert specific methodology used)
     •  CMS requires all staff, physicians and 
      contractors, and volunteers be trained annually
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                                        (Insert Facility Name)
          Emergency Response
    HOW IS AN EMERGENCY 
     RESPONSE DIFFERENT 
     FROM DAY-TO-DAY?
    • Emergency Operations 
      Plan
    • Emergency Codes
    • Hospital Incident 
      Command System
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                                              (Insert Facility Name)
           HICS
    HOSPITAL INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM:
    Helps improve hospital response and coordination 
     between hospitals and other responders using:
    •  Defined responsibilities
    •  Clear reporting channels
    •  A common nomenclature
       HICS does not replace or supplant daily hospital operations
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