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Emergency Operations Plan - Managing Utilities

ALTERNATIVE UTILITIES
During an emergency, Bluffton Regional Medical Center will provide alternate means for providing essential utility systems as identified in the management plan.  These utility systems will be identified as well as alternate means for providing the services.  The organization will assess the requirements needed to support these systems such as fuel, water, and supplies for a period of time identified in the Inventory of Assets.

This assessment shall include the requirements for 96 hours without community support.  The alternative means for these sources are located in the Inventory of Assets (Form II).

The alternative utility systems and supplies networks shall include, but not be limited to the following:

1.Emergency power supply system
Alternate source:

Alternate source: CHS Mobile generators – Contact Regional Engineer.  See Corporate Disaster Plan

2.Water supplies for equipment, consumption, & sanitary usage
Alternate source:

3.Fuel supplies for operations, generators and essential transport services.
Alternate source:

4.Ventilation systems
Alternate source:

Medical gas systems
Alternate source:

5.Medical Vacuum systems
Alternate source:

6.Other essential utilities that the hospital defines as essential (for example, vertical and horizontal transport, heating and cooling systems, and steam for sterilization).

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