DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

Surge Capacity refers to the ability of the health care system to convert quickly from their normal operation of services to a significantly increased capacity in order to serve an influx of patients during an emergency.  An effective surge capacity plan involves all the health care resources in a community, including long-term care providers. The facility EOP should also address the important issue of evacuation and surge capacity. The following are pertinent materials and guidelines.

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RESOURCES​

• CAHF - Emergency Operations Plan Template: Appendix H: Emergency Admit (pdf)

• NHICS 254: Master Emergency Admit Tracking Form (pdf) (doc)

• Crisis Standards of Care: A Systems Framework for Catastrophic Disaster Response (pdf)

• Surge Strategies for SNFs (Space/Staff/Stuff) (pdf)