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3 - 4 p.m.

Registration is open to HANYS Members and Non Members

Description:
Healthcare facility evacuation in a coastal storm scenario presents unique challenges and planning factors. This presentation will provide an overview of the DOH Healthcare Facility Evacuation Center for coastal storm response and identify unique challenges related to patient movement and evacuation with consideration of COVID-19. You will have an opportunity to learn about HEC operations and discuss planning considerations to best prepare for coastal storm response.

Objectives:

• understand New York state's HEC coastal storm response;
• discuss current considerations for patient movement and evacuation during the COVID-19 pandemic; and
• plan for healthcare facility evacuation in advance of a coastal storm.

Presenters:

Kate Butler-Azzopardi, Office of Health Emergency Preparedness, New York State Department of Health

Deb Sottolano, PhD, Office of Primary Care and Health System Management, New York State Department of Health

HANYS Recovery and Preparedness Webinar Series
This webinar is part of the HANYS Recovery and Preparedness Webinar Series, held every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Additional sessions take place as needed on Mondays at the same time.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare organizations and providers to navigate unprecedented operational and clinical challenges, which will continue as the curve flattens and we move toward recovery.

In the recovery phase, healthcare organizations and providers need to re-evaluate their operations and plans for delivering care in a post-pandemic world. As they plan for the “new normal” and a potential second surge of COVID-19, healthcare leaders must consider their use of telemedicine, infection prevention and control practices, supply chain management and infrastructure changes. To assist with planning for the recovery phase, the sessions will feature national and state experts to explore strategies and considerations for this new phase of the pandemic. Additional sessions are listed below:

July 20: COVID-19 Care Collaborative — Sharing Lessons Learned to Prepare for the Future

July 22: Improving Experience of Families who Lost Their Loved Ones in the ICU Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic

July 27: A Trauma-informed Behavioral Health Care Approach to Advance Health Equity

August 17: Moving Telehealth and Digital Care Beyond

For more information about this session or the HANYS Recovery and Preparedness Webinar Series, contact Kathy Rauch, senior director, quality advocacy, research and innovation at (518) 431-7718 or krauch@hanys.org

If you have questions regarding registration, please contact Registration Support at learning@hanys.org or (518) 431-7867.