The Joint Commission standards require hospitals to evaluate the effectiveness of their Emergency Operations Plans; exercises can help your hospital meet certain elements of this requirement (EM.03.01.03).
The CHHS Exercise and Training team led by Christina Crue designed, planned, and executed a functional exercise for Montgomery County, Maryland in April 2010. The exercise scenario was based on a Category 3 hurricane ravaging Maryland.
This week, CHHS exercised Continuity of Operations plans that they created for municipalities in Montgomery County as well as the Montgomery County side of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
The spring of 2009 has launched one of the year's most publicized events, on an international scale – the H1N1 “Swine Flu” international public health crisis. Montgomery County, Maryland has not been immune from the impact. CHHS is helping the county navigate through this major public health event by facilitating discussion among county agencies, and strategizing n
