Emergency Operations Plan

HICS Training

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Safety & Security, Lankenau Hospital

Home Health and Hospice

During an emergency event, the mission of home health and hospice services is to maintain the primary level of services to its patients while providing potential surge capacity to support a hospital response or community healthcare needs (such as evacuee shelter operations).

The Home Health and Hospice Support Annex is a planning document that augments the hospital’s existing Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and incorporates the fundamental principles of all-hazards emergency management. It utilizes a tailored version of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) as the overall incident management structure and addresses the Joint Commission accreditation standards for home care related to emergency management requirements.

Home Health and Hospice Annex Overview, Process, and Key Deliverables