The Department shall distribute federal grant funds as
available to hospitals as identified by the Department. All hospitals
regardless of whether they receive federal funds are required to meet the
appropriate tier level classification, participate in the Department's
preparedness activities and comply with DPH rules. Each hospital shall meet
minimum disaster/all-hazards requirements in one of the following tiers.
a) Tier Level III - Participating Hospitals
1) Designate a contact person for
disaster/all-hazards preparedness.
2) Participate in disaster/all-hazards
planning and disaster/all-hazards exercises on a regional basis.
3) Have reference information on treatment of
biological agents on site or post the phone number of Illinois Poison Center
(IPC).
4) Implement the System-Wide
Crisis Policy and the DPH Emergency Support Function (ESF-8) Plan and provide
ongoing education to staff on both.
5) Have functional medical emergency radio
communication of Illinois (MERCI) radio and redundant hospital to hospital
communication.
6) Develop a plan to
identify, receive and distribute the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile and/or
the State Pharmaceutical Stockpile to hospital staff.
7) Make training in the recognition and
treatment of weapons of mass destruction available to the hospital
staff.
8) Maintain disaster bags
and supplies as outlined in the IDPH ESF 8 Plan.
b) Tier Level II - Non-Regional Hospital
Coordinating Centers
This level includes all hospitals that are not regional
hospital coordinating center (RHCC) as identified in the IDPH ESF 8 Plan as set
in
https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/publications/idph-esf-8-plan-2018-final-public-version-032718.pdf.
(The RHCC is the lead hospital in a specific Public Health and Medical Services
Response Region (PHMSRR)/ EMS region responsible for coordinating disaster
medical response upon the activation of the IDPH ESF 8 Plan.) These hospitals
include resource hospitals, associate hospitals and/or trauma centers as
designated by the Department. These hospitals must meet Tier Level III
capabilities and the following:
1)
Have communication capability with prehospital care personnel.
2) Assist with disaster planning and
exercises.
3) Provide list of staff
to a RHCC as part of a Regional Emergency Medical Response Team (REMRT), if
available.
4) Resource Hospital
Only - Act as a resource for disaster planning and actively participate in the
development, education and implementation of the Regional Response Plan. The
Regional Response Plan is developed by the Regional EMS Advisory
Committee.
c) Tier Level
I
A Tier Level I hospital is the highest level for a
preparedness hospital. A Level I hospital shall be a Department-designated RHCC
hospital as identified in the IDPH ESF8 Plan. A Tier Level I hospital must meet
all the requirements of Tier III and Tier II and additionally meet the
following:
1) Identify a disaster
preparedness coordinator to work with the State coordinator for planning and
response.
2) Perform as the lead
hospital in a regional or State preparedness exercise.
3) Perform as the lead in planning and
developing a Regional Response Plan, including but not limited to the
following: inter-hospital transfers; intra-region transfers; medical surge;
disaster bags; medical response teams; and the dissemination of information as
it pertains to EMS system activities and the reporting and feedback of such
information for EMS providers and emergency departments within the region.
Identify members of the regional healthcare coalition committee, including, at
a minimum:
A) Emergency physicians
B) EMS coordinators from Resource &
Associate Hospitals
C) Designated
contact disaster person at Participating Hospitals
D) Local health department
representative
E) Hospital
administrator
F) Hospital security
representative
G) Physician
specializing in pediatrics, trauma and obstetrics
H) Representative from a specialized
hospital/rehabilitation center
I)
Representative from police, fire and EMS (public and private
providers)
J) ED nurse
manager
K) Infectious disease
physician or registered nurse
L)
Legal representative
4)
Maintain regional response equipment and identify staff for a REMRT as
available.
5) Support training and
educational programs for health professional staff in region.
