Resources

Clinics can play an important role in disaster response, but only if they are prepared to keep the doors open, see patients, and fulfill the needs of their community during an emergency.  Whether you are a seasoned emergency manager updating you clinic’s robust emergency plans, or a new recruit trying to develop original emergency preparedness protocols, the tools available on this website can be a wealth of information, samples, and templates.  If you have specific questions, you can always contact the CPCA Emergency Preparedness Department at EP@cpca.org. 

CPCA has developed an emergency preparedness toolkit framework that makes it easy to understand the steps that a clinic emergency manager can take to prepare a basic but comprehensive emergency program.  An outline of the framework is available here: CPCA Toolkit Outline

 

Gap Analysis Tool

Gap Analysis Tool

This tool will help clinics and community health centers identify gaps in their planning for disaster response.

 

Hazard Vulnerability Analysis

Hazard Vulnerability Analysis

A Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) is a great first step before beginning an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP).  Helps individual facilities identify those hazards that are likely in their particular location so as to better focus their mitigation efforts. 

 

Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

CPCA and the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) developed the Community Clinic and Health Center (CCHC) Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Template in 2004. Members of the Clinic Emergency Preparedness Project (CEPP) Working Group also contributed to this publication.

 

 

EOP Appendices

 

 

Clinic Needs Assessment Survey Tools

 

 

Emergency Preparedness Planning Tools

 

The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) has recently approved a new addition to Title 19 on Public Safety which allows, for the first time, clinics and other nonprofit community entities to be reimbursed for their work during a declared disaster or emergency.  Click here to learn more about these new regulations as they apply to clinics and community health centers, and click here  to learn more about how these regulations affect the work of clinic consortia or clinic associations.  

In order to be eligible for reimbursement, it is highly recommended for clinics and required for consortia to have a contract or MOU in place with a local city or county agency.  Click here  to view a MOU template between a clinic and local agency for purposes of disaster reimbursement, or click here for an MOU between a consortia and local agency.

California’s community clinics and health centers have spent millions of dollars helping their communities during emergency events or disasters, without ever receiving a cent of reimbursement for those services.  Please look at the attached information, as a little time spent planning ahead can make a big financial difference in the future.  If you have any questions about these regulations, need help identifying contacts at your local agency, or would like to provide feedback on the documents provided, please feel free to contact Meaghan at mmccamman@cpca.org.

 

 

Training Presentations

 

 

Earthquake Preparedness

 

 

Pandemic Influenza

 

 

Emergency Preparedness Planning

 

Statewide Resources:

 

 
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Response Capability

CCHC Drill and Exercise Template - Use this template to create your own drills and exercises to test the emergency operations plans and your facility.  For assistance in creating or planning exercises and drills, contact EP@cpca.org.

Community Integration

During an emergency or disaster event, your community will benefit greatly from a coordinated and integrated response that includes your local emergency services and public health agencies, police and fire departments, utilities, hospitals and primary care providers. Every city, county, and regional area is actively involved in emergency preparedness planning – it’s important that you plug into that system to share resources, information and mutual aid! 

Not only will your community benefit from your clinic’s involvement in preparedness planning, but a good relationship with your county, city, or operational area could ease the financial burden of disaster response for your clinic as well.  There are many costs associated with disaster response, especially for those clinics who will continue to see and be a resource for their patients.  In order to be eligible for disaster-related reimbursement for patient services, your county must request your participation in disaster response activities.  Your county will not do so unless you are an active partner in preparedness activities, engaging with the other response partners ahead of time.  For questions about partnering with your local agencies and eligibility for disaster reimbursement, contact Meaghan at mmccamman@cpca.org. 

CPCA Resources

 

 

 

CPCA Staff Contacts

 

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Patrick Klein at pklein@cpca.org or Meaghan McCamman at mmccamman@cpca.org. 




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