Leadership During Hurricane Sandy
John K. Lloyd, President
Communication
Command Centers• Established at our hospitals and
corporate• Included senior leaders with
decision making authority
Impact on Hospitals
• Unprecedented volumes in our Emergency Departments
• Power outages• Lack of fuel/gasoline
Lessons Learned
Inadequate Medical Shelters
Mobile Satellite Emergency Department established at Ocean Medical Center
Mary O’Dowd, Commissioner of New Jersey Department of Health and Nicole Lurie, M.D., U.S. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response visit Jersey Shore
University Medical Center.
Response of National, State and Local Authorities
A medical shelter was established at Middlesex county college in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
Compassionate Leadership
Held for team members impacted by Hurricane Sandy directly after the storm
Team Member Forums
“We immediately realized that we not only had to address the
health care needs of the community, we had to take care of our team members”
Supporting Our Own – Immediate Assistance
Gift Cards
Food & Clothing Drive
Family Photographs
Housing Assistance
Communicating ResourcesMeridian Disaster Relief Fund
$130k in gift cards distributed
$2m commitment from the Meridian Board of Trustees
Supporting Our Own - Long Term
Team members that donated $20 to the Meridian Disaster Relief Fund
received a t-shirt
ChallengeThe Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations’ Gala was in a few weeks
SolutionWe turned the Gala into a Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser - $400k raised!
Telling Our Story
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