Health Care System Preparedness
Health care system preparedness is the ability of a community’s health care system to prepare, respond, and recover from incidents that have a public health and medical impact in the short and long term.
Health Care System Recovery
Health care system recovery develops efficient processes for rebuilding systems to previous levels of functioning or better.
Education & Preparedness Training
Find SD HPP training opportunities and webinars, offering continuing education credits for health care providers.
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Funding has been provided to hospitals to improve internal security. Learn about security in and around health care facilities.
Tracking of Bed Availability
The HAvBED system tracks and monitors hospital, clinic and long-term care bed availability electronically in real time.
Needs of At-Risk Populations
To prepare for public health emergencies, the SD HPP developed regional plans for populations considered to be at-risk.
Exercises, Evaluations, & Corrective Actions
Learn about regional and statewide communication drills and the South Dakota Hospital Preparedness Program.
The health care system role in community preparedness involves coordination with emergency management, public health, mental/behavioral health providers, community and faith-based partners, state, local, and territorial governments to do the following:
- Provide and sustain a tiered, scalable and flexible approach to attain needed disaster response and recovery capabilities while not jeopardizing services to individuals in the community
- Provide timely monitoring and management of resources
- Coordinate the allocation of emergency medical care resources
- Provide timely and relevant information on the status of the incident and healthcare system to key stakeholders
Healthcare system preparedness is achieved through a continuous cycle of planning, organizing and equipping, training, exercises, evaluations, and corrective actions.
Collaboration with the South Dakota Health Care Coalition can assist healthcare partners achieve their planning, exercising, and preparedness goals.