The New York State Evacuation of Facilities in Disasters ...



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Update patient information into e-Finds at the Receiving Facilities

Hospital Incident Command (HICS) notifies the New York State Department of Health Regional Office of the evacuation, requests Evacuation Operation on eFINDS the NYSDOH notifies facilities during a large-scale, planned evacuation that eFINDS will be used and the name of the eFINDS operation.

Determine Evacuation Timeline

Emergent

(Immediate exit from the facility w/ imminent threat)

Urgent

(2 to 4 hour notice)

Determine if power & internet available

-Evacuate patients

-Create paper log as patients leave unit using existing wrist band

-Initiate eFinds at stop over location

-Affix pre-printed patient wristband

-Scan or manually enter patient information - Update patient location/ destination as needed

-Affix pre-printed patient wristband

-Enter patient data to the paper Barcode Log in the entry next to their wrist band number.

- Send Log copy w/ transports

Power/ Internet access

No Power/ No internet

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