MHA has an interactive toolkit to provide technical implementation assistance to Missouri hospitals and health care organizations by compiling state and national planning resources. The document draws awareness to current, established systems of preparedness to facilitate alignment among providers rather than duplicate efforts.

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The foundation of a strong emergency preparedness program is the completion of a hazard vulnerability assessment, which is required annually by CMS and other accrediting bodies. They are generated based on historic prevalence, extent of impact and response strategies. Missouri’s experiences with winter weather, tornadoes, flooding and the anticipated destruction of a New Madrid Seismic Zone event are the focus of MHA’s preparedness efforts. The report highlights results from the 2018 safety and preparedness program assessment of 123 hospitals.

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The Health Care Preparedness Professional Orientation Timeline provides a standardized orientation template to understand facility requirements, regional resources and Missouri’s health care response system. (Excel file)

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