Hospital and public safety pose unique challenges. Facilities and organizations must balance the open campus environment with the safety needs of the hospital’s patients, employees, and other assets. The Hospital Association of Southern California works to strengthen hospital preparedness and responses to public safety threats, producing the standardized codes widely adapted by hospitals in California and pursuing legislation that helps protect the care environment. Here you’ll find information and resources to help manage risk and keep your facility safe.
The Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) Safety and Security Committee and AllHealth Security Services helped define Health Care Emergency Codes for the state of California. Download the latest codes as well as implementation guides, checklists and other materials to assist you with implementing uniform emergency codes for your facility.
This report provides analysis of a 2011 survey conducted by the California Hospital Association (in partnership with the regional hospital associations) to assess statewide hospital emergency code usage. The survey was a followup to one conducted in 2009. The final results illustrate ongoing progress in hospital emergency code implementation among California healthcare facilities.
In April 2011, the California Legislature passed the Public Safety Realignment Act (Assembly Bills 109 and 117), which transfers responsibility for supervising specific low-level inmates and parolees from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to counties. In addition, it tasked the local Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) with recommending a plan to the County Board of Supervisors (Section 1230.1 California Penal Code) which shall be deemed accepted by the County Board of Supervisors unless rejected by a 4/5th vote. Download the County of Los Angeles’ plan for implementing AB 109/117.
Recent concern over potential acute and unpredictable public health threats have led local disaster officials to consider the healthcare service implications of such emergencies. Despite this concern, there have been few planning tools which quantify the number of patients who cannot receive hospital care due to overwhelming demand (unmet need). To address this gap, a Pandemic Flu Hospital Surge Planning Model (the model) was developed and tested in the Los Angeles (LA) County hospital market.
Pandemic planning requires that hospitals understand the actions and priorities required to prepare for and respond to the potential risks of a health crisis. The information and resources here are intended to help you in your pandemic planning efforts.
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Prepare for and respond to the potential risks of a health crisis
Pandemic planning requires that hospitals understand the actions and priorities required to prepare for and respond to the potential risks of a health crisis. The information and resources here are intended to help you in your pandemic planning efforts.
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