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...
Join the Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance is wishing Mark Cromer the very best in his next professional journey. As the NSPA Regional Healthcare Coordination Center Manager, Mark has worked to bolster the emergency preparedness of the coalition members and stakeholders. His professional experience and tireless work ethic greatly assisted the coalition and its members through ... 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...
NSPA will soon begin the process of drafting our Radiological Surge Annex as part of our regional EOP. We are currently seeking individuals to serve on the Radiological Workgroup to help with providing accurate information, input, and insight from our regional partners. If you have a strong knowledge base or strong interest in this specific area ... 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...
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...
