The Mercy hospital and clinics in Joplin, Missouri, took a direct hit from an F5 tornado on May 22, 2011. Hear the story of this disastrous event and lessons learned from those directly involved during and immediately after the building was rendered uninhabitable. This is the incredible story of how a health system evacuated and subsequently secured its facilities, erected a temporary field hospital and then an interim hospital, and now is planning a replacement facility. This session will enable you to:
● Discuss the lessons Mercy learned about disaster preparedness when it faced the complete destruction of its hospital.
● Describe the major components of a hospital campus stabilization effort, including securing the entire campus and setting temporary hospitals.
● Explain which elements in the process of coordinating the expectations and efforts of local, state, and federal government agencies are most important to support a hospital recovering from a natural disaster.
● Apply the practical lessons learned in Joplin to planning for future disasters at other health care facilities.