The Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance Training Center has had a very busy week of training! We delivered three separate Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) courses, which were held in Christiansburg, Martinsville and Lynchburg, respectively. In all, we provided this training to a total of 61 participants across the region! BDLS® is targeted to multiple disciplines ... Read more...
We invite you to attend our Coalition Meeting on Thursday, February 21, 2019 from 2:00-4:00pm. Our guest speaker will be Paige Bordwine, Epidemiologist for the Virginia Department of Health. She will be covering: An Overview of Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Vaccination Information Hepatitis A in Southwest Virginia & boarder states Suggestions for healthcare preparedness associated ... Read more...
NSPA’s Training Center delivered our three-day Certified Hospital Emergency Coordinator (CHEC) course series last week to 15 of our valued coalition partners here in the region. The class was made up of participants from area Hospitals, Long Term Care facilities, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Management. The name of the class is a bit of a ... Read more...
NSPA has had the privilege of working with Allan Belcher, Director of Ambassador Services at Centra Health. His responsibilities include: Centra’s Ground Transport services, Centra One medevac program, in-hospital patient transporters and greeters, valet services and co-director of Centra’s call center! He has served two consecutive terms on the Board of Directors for NSPA, and ... Read more...
On December 13, 2018, the city of Roanoke hosted their 2nd Emergency Preparedness Seminar. Businesses throughout the area gathered to learn about opportunities for their organization. Marci Stone, Emergency Manager for the city of Roanoke, invited Emergency Management personnel to speak on business preparedness and continuity training. A variety subjects were discussed, from active shooter ... Read more...
Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance Healthcare Tabletop Exercise Series From September 25-28, the Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance (NSPA) hosted a healthcare table top exercise series. The TTX scenarios featured modules pertaining to evacuation, surge and the recovery for facilities based on both evacuation and surge. Over 350 individuals participated from 120 different organizations. These participants included ... Read more...
Join the Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance in partnership with Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital for BDLS. BDLS® is targeted to multiple disciplines including: emergency medical service (EMS) personnel, hazardous materials personnel, public safety and public health personnel, and healthcare providers. By teaching multiple disciplines simultaneously, a commonality of approach and language will develop, improving the care ... Read more...
Please join the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance on November 30th to learn about the long term recovery process as it relates to the healthcare infrastructure in Southwest Virginia. We will discuss local, state, and federal disaster declaration processes, public assistance eligibility, as well as recovery assistance for non-federal disasters and other key topics ... Read more...
The nature of the preparedness world is one of close-calls, near-misses, fits, starts, and direct hits. Fortunately for all involved, we are not directly impacted by every threat that is forecast to come our way. Still, a comprehensive and forward-thinking emergency management program will not let a potential crisis go to waste. Here are just ... Read more...
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