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Vanderbilt Medical Center
Dept. of Emergency Preparedness
The Dept. of Emergency Preparedness plays a key role in carrying out initiatives of the Hospital Preparedness Program which includes coordinating efforts within the medical center to strengthen infrastructure, facilities, and training programs enabling Vanderbilt to repond quickly and effectively to emergency situations.
Within the community, the department helps establish priorities among the potential emergencies identified in the hazard vulnerability analysis, the hospital's role in relation to the community wide emegency management program, and an all-hazards” command structure within the hospital that links with the community's command structure.
It is the role of the Dept. of Emergency Preparedness to ensure that through these initiatives — and a heck of a lot of planning, organization and collaboration — Vanderbilt is prepared to work effectively with other agencies at local, regional, state, and national levels (when deemed a disaster by the governor) and to respond to and manage domestic incidents regardless of the cause, size or complexity.
Response to incidents of national significance requires carefully planned and executed multi-jurisdictional coordination, communication and management. Understanding that federal and state resources can take at least 72 hours to respond to a disaster, response organizations within the Nashville Urban Areas Security Initiative (USAI) must be prepared to be self sustaining during that period and into recovery.
Vanderbilt's role at the national and community level
Vanderbilt Medical Center is one of many hospitals that will respond to a crisis within the city, state, or nation. The state-wide disaster plan developed for Tennessee created six major regions. The Middle Tennessee Region is the largest in the state and Vanderbilt Medical Center is the hub of this region and serves as the serves as the Middle TN Regional Medical Communication Center, Middle TN Regional Referral Center, Level 1 Trauma Center, Regional Burn Center, and Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center.
Response partnerships include surrounding hospitals, Public Health, the Office of Emergency Management, the Tennessee Emergency
Management Agency, and the police, fire, and public utilities departments.
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Emergency Operations Resources
Emergency Operations
Quick Reference Guide
- Medical Center
Emergency Operations
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- 100 Oaks
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