Business Emergency Plan, Term Paper Example

Rockside General Hospital, Portland, Oregon

Plan to stay in business:  (Ready Business.gov, 2009)

The following person is the primary crisis Program Director and will serve as the Hospital spokesperson during the state of the Emergency

Dr. Norman Fitzwilliam  Chief Administrative Officer   Address, Tel No, Cell No

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In the event that our prime location is unavailable the Emergency Headquarters will be redirected to:

Rockside General Hospital Stand by site :  South Side Crisis Centre, Forth Street, Portland, Oregon.  Tel No :

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In the event of Dr. Fitzwilliam being unavailable please contact his deputy:

Dr. Maureen Smith  Deputy CAO  : Address, Tel No, Cell No

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Emergency Contact Information

Dial 911 in an emergency

Call Tel No :  XXXX  Non Emergency Police/Fire

Insurance Provider :                Policy Number            Contact Name,  Contact Tel No

Plan to stay in Business

The following natural and man made disaster could impact our business:

– Provide List

This Lists the Earthquake Plan

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Emergency Planning Team

Dr Norman Fitzwilliam (Chair),  Dr Maureen Smith Deputy,  Dr F.Jones ( Head of Surgery), Dr V. Lee (Head of Nursing Operations),  F. Sloan (Site Security),  Dr. J. Watts (Public Liaison)

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The following people from other businesses and emergency services will participate on our emergency planning team:

Bright ( Fire Chief), S. Sinclair (Police), P. Morrissey (Ambulance Services), D. Pring (Civil Defence), H. Murrey (Town Council)

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Our critical operations:

Surgery …………………  Dr. F .Jones  …….. Co-ordinates surgical and senior medical evacuation

Nursing Staff …………. Dr.V. Lee ……. Co-ordinates all patient care and nursing staff evacuation

Security …………………  F. Sloan ……….  Will be responsible for all security and coordination with the emergency services

Public Response ……   Dr. J. Watts  …   Will deal with all public communications and the media

Hazardous Materials … D. Bright ….. Fire department will deal with evacuation and disposal of hazardous materials

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Suppliers & Maintenance of Operations

An emergency list has been prepared and will be diverted to our back up site at Forth Street.  F. Sloan will look after security and D. Watts (Chief Procurement Officer) will co-ordinate distribution of supplies and Air drops in the event of widespread disaster.

In the event that the Back up site cannot cope – Arrangements have been made to move patients to alternate Hospitals located in Eugene.

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Evacuation Plan:  Earthquake Procedure (yes pakistan.com, 2005)

• Proceed in an orderly manner to the nearest Exit point. Do not panic. Walk out as quickly as possible
• Stay away from Windows or potential falling objects
• If too far from an exit or strong tremors seek shelter under a desk or safe area where you will be protected from falling debris
• If you manage to exit the building proceed to the marked safe shelter areas.
• Ensure you give your name and employee id to the Shelter Manager

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Evacuation Plan Shelter System   (Centre for Disease Control & Prevention, 2003)

• Remain in the shelter until the Administrator states it is safe to evacuate
• There may be an initial delay in consideration of after shocks
• The shelter has been provided with food, water, emergency lighting and first aid
• At all times follow the instructions of the shelter administrator
• Remain calm, help others where possible and follow instructions
• Never go back to the building once it has been evacuated 

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 Communications

• A communications plan has been issued to all employees
• Special emergency satellite communications have been installed in the building
• Cell phones may not work in the shelter – wait for instructions from the Shelter Manager

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Employee Emergency Contact Information   (All business, 2009)

The following information has been coded into our emergency response system:

• Employee Name and contact information
• Spouse Name and contact information
• Children’s Name location and contact information
• Hospital : Emergency Medical Supplies
• Your emergency medical supplies / drugs : survival packs in the shelter.

Works Cited

All business. (2009). Preparing an Evacuation Plan for Your Office. Retrieved 12 22, 2009, from All business: http://www.allbusiness.com/operations/disaster-preparedness/4049929-1.html

Centre for Disease Control & Prevention. (2003, 12 23). Centre for Disease Control & Prevention. Retrieved 12 22, 2009, from Being Prepared for an Earthquake: http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/prepared.asp

Ready Business.gov. (2009). Ready Business.gov. Retrieved 12 22, 2009, from Emergency preparedness Plan: http://www.ready.gov/business/

yes pakistan.com. (2005, 11 8). Retrieved 12 22, 2009, from yes pakistan.com: http://www.yespakistan.com/earthquake/survivalplan.asp