Discuss the impact it had on the area healthcare facilities

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Assignment:

Emergency Preparedness Plan Assignment:

Healthcare facilities are responsible for preparing and planning for potential emergencies and/or disasters. They are required to follow the chain of command from local and state officials that are guided by major governmental agencies.

Disaster planning = Preparedness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery are all ways to reduce loss of life and property.

OSHA, FEMA, CDC, DMAT, AHRQ, NDMS, DHHS, NIMS- are just a few government agencies or branches of the main agencies that aid in disaster planning.

For this assignment, Research a real-life disaster scenario and discuss the impact it had on the area healthcare facilities.

Summarize the event and include as much detailed information as possible about the scenario. Information to include:

1. Where it took place?

2. When it took place?

3. Who was affected?

4. How many injured?

5. How many healthcare facilities nvolved?

6. What was the Emergency Operations Plan(EOP)?

7. What was the outcome?

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