On Wednesday, May 29th, from 10:00 am-12:00 pm, the Southwest Virginia Healthcare Coalition (SVHC) will host Ethos Preparedness at the Richfield Town Center at 3730 Richfield Lane, Salem, VA 24153. The Ethos representative will have a variety of evacuation devices on display, as well as other preparedness supplies. We encourage you to stop by and ... Read more...
We have officially begun planning our upcoming regional Medical Response Surge Exercise, or “the MRSE.” This annual functional exercise is required by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness & Response (ASPR), and is one of the primary grant deliverables for each Healthcare Coalition (HCC) across the country. The MRSE is designed to examine and evaluate the ... Read more...
On Thursday, June 1st at 2:00 pm we will be hosting our monthly Coalition Meeting in person and virtually. Please note, June's meeting is not on our regular third Thursday of the month due to a scheduling conflict. However, this meeting will be a Business Meeting and the last Coalition Meeting of our fiscal year. ... Read more...
Registration is officially open for the regional Radiation Emergency Surge Tabletop Exercise (TTX) on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the Vinton War Memorial (814 E Washington Ave, Vinton, VA 24179) from 1 - 4:30 PM (EST). This facilitated experience will validate the newly created NSPA Radiation Emergency Surge Annex. This exercise aims to provide guidance ... Read more...
The National Disaster Life Support Foundation (NDLSF) and the NSPA Training Center hosted a Hospital Decon Training Course for first receivers across the NSPA region. This week-long course taught healthcare personnel how to set up and create a program at their hospital, maintain situational awareness, don and doff the appropriate levels of PPE while treating ... Read more...
As a part of Virginia's Severe Weather Awareness Week, The Virginia Department of Emergency Management in partnership with the National Weather Service will be hosting a statewide tornado drill on Tuesday, March 7th at 9:45am. To learn more about Virginia's Severe Weather Awareness Week, click here. The Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance Regional Healthcare Coordination Center ... Read more...
Join us on Monday, February 13th, at the Vinton War Memorial for an engaging afternoon discussing pediatric emergency response. In this Integrated Preparedness Workshop, participants will have the opportunity to discuss a scenario and engage in an intuitive response to help us determine regional capabilities, capacity, and resources. This workshop is open to any organization ... 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...
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...
