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Emergency Operations Plan - Recovery Procedures

“ALL CLEAR” TO RECOVERY INITIATION ACTIVITIES
To return to normal operations from an emergency, the Bluffton Regional Medical Center will undertake the following:

1.When deemed appropriate, the Incident Commander will initiate the recovery phase by announcing an “All Clear” to the situation.

2.The Incident Commander will notify the Bluffton Regional Medical Center Operator to alert the staff of the end of the emergency by announcing an “All Clear” by normal code announcement methods.

3.The staff are also notified through alternate announcements including Intranet messages, personal communication devices (pagers, walkie-talkies, or cellular telephones), and an overhead paging system.

4.Call List notification procedures are initiated for off-duty Staff concerning the need to report to the department or to remain at their current locations.

5.The Incident Commander notifies community Emergency Management Services of the “All Clear” action.

DEMOBILIZATION: COMMAND CENTER, STAFF, AND RESOURCES
1.Upon announcement of the All Clear, all information concerning the emergency will be recorded and properly filed for later reference.

2.Section Leaders and Command Center staff will contact Unit leaders to receive information and critiques concerning the response to the emergency.

3.All expenses and overtime information will be provided to the Finance Section for documentation.  Evidence of the damage or abnormalities caused by the emergency, or response to the emergency, should be documented through photographs or descriptive writings.

4.All communication equipment, data processing systems, and other equipment used during the emergency will be evaluated for appropriate use in the next emergency and consumable supplies documented for restocking.

5.All ICS identification apparel should be repackaged or replaced for the next emergency.

6.The physical surrounding of the Command Center shall be cleaned and furniture repositioned for normal operations.

7.The Command Center staff and appropriate designees will conduct the evaluation of the emergency and the response.

8.The Public Relations Officer will communicate to local Media needed information concerning the “All Clear” to local media.

9.An evaluation and critique of the response to the emergency will be completed and filed with the Safety Officer.

10.The Safety Officer or his designee will review the critiques and provide a summary.

11.This summary will be presented to the Environment of Care® (EC) Committee at the next monthly meeting.  A sample critique form is provided.

DEPARTMENT HEADS RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Evaluate and critique the departments response to an emergency

2.Review and update Departmental Emergency Response Plans based on critique

3.Restock supplies used during emergency

4.Repair and service equipment used during emergency

5.Update appropriate clinical and environmental records

EVALUATION OF EVENTS & EXERCISES (“AFTER  ACTION REPORT”)
Upon 72 hours of an “All Clear” of an event or exercise, an after actions debriefing for those involved in the incident command structure will occur. The template for the after actions report and critique is located in the Emergency Management Manual.

1.After each Emergency Management Exercise or actual disaster, the Emergency Operations Plan shall be reviewed by the Emergency Management Committee and review dates shall be noted on the footer of the EOP.  Recommendations and opportunities for improvement from the pervious exercise or actual event shall be used to revise the EOP.

US Patent Numbers 7,720,998 B2, 7,836,207