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Surge Planning

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While California has built a strong network of healthcare services and agencies through local health departments, local emergency medical services agencies, hospitals, clinics, long term care facilities and
healthcare professionals, developing a coordinated response to a dramatic increase in the number of individuals requiring medical assistance following a catastrophic event will be challenging.

An attack using biological, chemical, or radiologic agents, the emergence of diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome or pandemic influenza or the occurrence of a natural disaster are threats capable of imposing significant demands on California’s healthcare resources and state-wide healthcare delivery system. The overwhelming increase in demand for medical care arising out of such an event is called healthcare surge.

While many hospitals, clinics and other healthcare providers have developed individualized healthcare surge plans, the sheer magnitude of a disaster or wide-spread disease may require a different planning approach.

Approval for Health Care Facility Use of Surge Tents

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Provides guidance for hospitals and other health care facilities and local health departments on regulatory requirements from the State Fire Marshal and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) for tents used to accommodate a surge in demand for health care.


Hospital Overload - Incident Planning Guide

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Does your hospital's Emergency Management Plan Address hospital overload?

 

SNF/NF Surge Planning Tool

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All SNF, NF and SNF/NF are required by Federal regulations to “have detailed written plans and procedures to meet all potential emergencies and disasters, such as fire, severe weather, and missing residents” [ CFR 483.75 (m) F Tag 517 ].

California’s Health and Safety Code (H&S) and California’s Code of Regulations - Title 22, (T22) specify the “details” that are required in the facility emergency plan. To help you prepare for the external disaster plan review during the annual survey process, DHS has prepared the following optional self assessment tool for your use.

For comments or questions regarding this tool, please email Kathy Clark, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Licensing & Certification.

 

 

Surge Plan Checklist

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Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Planning Resources for California Hospitals picture

The purpose of the Hospital Surge Plan Checklist and Resources is to assist hospitals in developing and/or updating their plans for response to a significant surge event, as well as to provide tools, examples and guides to assist with plan development and implementation.

 

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