1. Contingencies planning requires an understanding of the crises that most likely to occur, the potential impacts of those events, the resources that are needed to address those situations, and the most efficient means of accessing those resources. How has the center addressed each of these concerns?
2. The center's contingency planning strategy is based on collaborative partnerships. List the center's local and state partners. What other organizations would you add to this list of partnerships?
3. Why is an integrated planning approach necessary for building healthcare capacity and providing a coordinated response to emergencies and disasters?
4. What is a needs assessment? What role did this play in the center's ability to provide disaster planning, education and training, clinical strategies, and logistical solutions to Connecticut's healthcare delivery infrastructure?
5. What is the difference between a tabletop exercise and a full functional disaster recover drill? Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each.
6. What is a Hospital Emergency Incident Command System Identify, and explain the functions of, the five sections of an HEICS. Explain how an HEICS provides unity of command and helps to improve the quality of communication during disaster response.
7. Why are education and training important parts of contingency planning?
8. Why Strategic National Stockpile resources not available during the first seventy-two hours of a disaster? Why is a coordinated stockpiling strategy better than having each hospital stockpile enough equipment supplies, and pharmaceuticals to meet its own needs?
9. How does redundancy improve the reliability of communication systems?
10. Why is surge capacity an important element of contingency planning for healthcare delivery organizations?
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