Medical Surge

Why a Panel Presentation on Medical Surge?

Introduction and Welcome

Andrew Miller, Director, Facilities Management, Mercy Regional Medical Center, Durango

Mark Morrison, Outreach and Education Coordinator, Lincoln Community Hospital, Hugo

James Robinson, Assistant Director, Denver Health Paramedic Division, Denver

Pat Conroy, Systems Director, Safety and Environment of Care, UCHealth, Aurora

Joel Givens, PhD LPC, Assistant Professor, Adams State University, Alamosa

Mike Burnett, Response Coordination Officer, Northeast Colorado Health Department, Sterling

Trevor Denney, Southwest Regional Field Management, Department of Homeland Security, Durango

Medical Surge Panelist

Mark Morrison-Lincoln Community HospitalInmate Transport Van Crash

Excel Sub-station Fire and Rose Medical Center Power Failure

The Event

•June 7, 2010•Hottest day of year•18:30, report of explosion in power substation, 13th & Harrison•Report of explosion in the lab at RMC

Power Outage Area

• Approximately 25 square miles affected• Multiple hospitals, SNFs and nursing homes• Over 30,000 people without power

Consequences•Response from DFD, DPD and DHPD•Wide area power outage

•Multiple HCFs affected•Generator at RMC failed•EOC activation at request of DHPD

Consequences

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Challenges• Sit. awareness• Resource availability• Determining need

for evacuation• Intra- and inter-

facility pt. movement

• Pt. prioritization• Patient tracking

HCC Opportunities•Recognizing and understanding the scope •Regular cooperation and planning with EMS and emergency management•Pre-incident planning and exercising of plans and incident command•System thinking and knowledge of available resources•Broad application of principles MS will join unified command in facility•Venue for cooperation discussions

Aurora Theater Shooting:

Four Incidents in One

Patrick M. Conroy, EMT-P, MS, FACHE

Incident # 1- The MCI

Incident # 2 – The Press

Incident # 3 – The Apartment and the Investigation

Suspects Apartment

The VIP

Is This All That Surge Is?

Joel Givens, PhD, LPCBehavioral Response--Aurora Theater Shooting

Mike Burnett, Northeast Public Health

Haxtun Fire

Trevor Denney, Southwest Region

Lightner Creek Fire, Durango

Trevor Denney, Southwest Region

Lightner Creek Fire, Durango

Medical Surge

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