Healthcare Coalitions Weaving the Public Health and Health Care Safety Net

Healthcare Coalitions: Objectives ● Role, Purpose, Value ○ Aislynn Tolman-Hill ● Interface with Emergency Management and the

Healthcare Coalition Council

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Sara Garrington

● Value from Emergency Management Perspective ○ Paull Holler ● Coalition Response During the 2013 Floods ○ Mary Pancheri

HCC Role, Purpose, Value ● Aislynn Tolman-Hill ○ Program Manager for Regional Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Team serving 16 counties ○ Mesa County Health Department

Healthcare Coalitions: What are They?

● Definition ● Preparedness Purpose ● Response Purpose ● HCC v. ESF #8 ● Value

HCC Definition: A Tool in the Emergency Manager’s Toolkit Source: ASPR HPP Capabilities, Capability #1

● A Healthcare Coalition is a

collaborative network of healthcare organizations and their respective public and private sector preparedness and response partners within a defined region.

Plain Language Definition ● A healthcare coalition is a group of healthcare

organizations, public safety and public health partners that join forces for the common cause of making their communities safer, healthier and more resilient. Coalitions are forming all around the United States to support communities before, during and after disasters and other crises.

Preparedness Purpose

Source: ASPR HPP Capabilities, Capability #1

● The primary function of the Healthcare

Coalition is to jointly work on healthcare system emergency preparedness activities involving the member organizations.

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Planning Training Exercise Communication Resource identification, sharing and management.

Response Purpose

Source: ASPR HPP Capabilities, Capability #1

● HCCs serve as a multi-agency

coordination group (MACG) that assists Emergency Management and ESF #8 activities related to disaster operations.

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Preparedness Response Recovery Mitigation Situational awareness Resource coordination

HCC v. ESF8 ● Healthcare Coalition = Preparedness ● ESF8 = Response

MANY TIMES MEMBERS ARE THE SAME

Healthcare Coalition Value ● Coalitions support communities before, during and

after disasters and other crises.

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Better preparedness Better response Assist Emergency Management

Healthcare Coalition Background and Interface with Emergency Management ●Sara Garrington ○Tri-County Health Department Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator ○Serving Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, and Elbert Counties

Healthcare Coalitions in Colorado ● Background

○Established around the Colorado under varying names ○Key Grant Requirement (2012-2017) ○Example: Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) Healthcare Coalition

Healthcare Coalitions: Who? ● Leadership

○Public Health? ○Hospital? ○Emergency Management? ○Other? ● Membership ○Specialty Coalitions ●National Differences

Emergency Management Interface ● ● ● ● ●

Access to ESF #8 Subject Matter Experts Develop Coordinated Response Identify Existing Community Resources Identify Community Gaps BEFORE an Incident Streamline Resource Request Process

Healthcare Coalition Council ● Mission/Vision ● Membership

● Leadership ● Priorities and Working Groups

Value from Emergency Management Perspective ●Paul Hollar

Montezuma County Emergency Manager Vice-Chair Montelores HealthCare Coalition

Montelores Healthcare Coalition •Coalition consists of members from Montezuma County, Dolores County, and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. • •Membership includes Public Health Departments, Emergency Management, Mental Health, Hospital, EMS, Fire Departments, Assisted Living Centers, Nursing Homes, Home Healthcare, etc.

Montelores Healthcare Coalition Pandemic Influenza TTX Nov 19, 2014

Montelores Healthcare Coalition Pandemic Influenza TTX Nov 19, 2014 •Key Points •24 players from 22 different agencies / organizations •For many, first time participating in TTX •Exchange of information, expectations, preparation, roles, resources, etc.

Partnerships •I was asked to explain why Emergency Management Should be a an active partner in the Healthcare Coalitions. •My question is why not?

Coalition Response to the 2013 Floods ●Mary Pancheri

○ Manager of Safety, Security & Emergency Preparedness

○ Longmont United Hospital ○ Chair - Health and Medical Response Partnership of Boulder County (HAMR)

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