Did you know a 2010 report by the National Commission on Children and Disasters identified a training gap for emergency responders, first receivers, and emergency management personnel that reduced their effectiveness in responding to pediatric patients and their unique needs/considerations? If you work with pediatric patients in any capacity, this course is for you! Join us ... Read more...
Starting on Monday, October 24th NSPA will be hosting a virtual VHASS Office Hours to answer any specific questions you may have about the Virginia Healthcare Alerting and Status System (VHASS). VHASS is used by healthcare interests across the State to communicate issues relating to emergency management. It is imperative that each healthcare organization have ... Read more...
You are invited to join us for our October Coalition Business Meeting on Thursday, October 20th from 2:00-4:00 pm. We will be meeting in person and virtually with a featured presentation from the National Weather Service on the 2022 regional winter weather outlook. We will be meeting in person at the Vinton War Memorial; 814 ... Read more...
September kicks off National Preparedness Month; a month dedicated to raising awareness about all things preparedness. We invite you to set aside some time this month to check one thing off your emergency preparedness to do list. And to encourage you in this process, we have curated a list of virtual offerings this month dedicated ... Read more...
FaceSheet: a letter to assist CMS Surveyors, Facility Staff, and Leadership with your organization's participation in the exercise series Letter of Support: a letter showing your participation with your local healthcare coalition Tabletop Exercise After Action Report (AAR): documentation completed by your organization that summarizes key information and facility-specific lessons learned, as well as improvement ... Read more...
In August, we hosted an Active Aggressor Workshop in lieu of our regularly scheduled coalition meeitng. In coordination with the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) we are brought an active aggressor/active threat/ active shooter emergency preparedness workshop tailored for our healthcare partners. Participants had engaging discussions about active aggressors within ... Read more...
Calling all healthcare partners, Flight 60 will be hosting monthly training sessions to teach healthcare personnel how to operate their Flight 60 ventilator units as well as answer any additional questions. This training will be on the second Tuesday of every month at 11:00 am. The next session will be Tuesday, August 9th at 11:00am. ... Read more...
You're invited to join us in person or virtually for July's Coalition Business Meeting. As a partner of the Coalition, we encourage all members to attend each of our coalition meetings. However, if you have a signed agreement with the Coalition, a Hospital MOU or a letter of support, you are encouraged to attend all ... Read more...
NSPA has finished up another year, and we want to take a look back at some highlights and discuss the direction for 2022-2023. Over the last 12 months, our coalition members responded to SARs-COV2/ Covid-19 as variant strains spread within the state and increased related hospitalizations throughout the fall of 2021 and the winter months ... Read more...
Last week partners from the Near and Far Southwest Healthcare Coalition regions participated in the first of its kind, Long Term Care Mutual Aid Plan Full Scale Exercise. There were over 30 different participants from Long Term Care Facilities, Local/Regional/State Health Departments, Local and Regional Emergency Management, Hospitals, and more. The Commonwealth of Virginia will ... Read more...
