Health Care Readiness in Action: Stories from the Field

ASPR's Health Care Readiness Programs are having real-world impacts in communities, helping health care systems prepare for, respond to, and recover from a wide range of disasters and emergencies.

ASPR's Health Care Readiness Programs, including the Hospital Preparedness Program, the National Special Pathogen System, and the Regional Disaster Health Response System, help health care systems take a more informed, collaborative, and comprehensive approach to disaster response.

Check out these Stories from the Field to learn how the actions that health care coalitions, hospitals, health care facilties, and health care systems have taken with support from ASPR's Health Care Readiness Programs have translated into concrete actions to prepare communities, promote health, and save lives during a disaster.  These stories demonstrate how communities that prepare for and respond to emergencies together are more able to meet the needs of those affected in an emergency.

If you are a cooperative agreement recipient who would like to share a success story, please use the ASPR Health Care Readiness Programs Story from the Field Submission Form.

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NORTH CAROLINA
Telehealth Booth Increases Access to Health Care in North Carolina During the COVID-19 Pandemic

RESPONSE

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NEBRASKA
RDHRE Supports Critical Information Sharing Among State Partners During COVID-19 Surge

RESPONSE

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ALABAMA
ASPR Hospital Association COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Allows Rural Alabama Hospital to Continue Serving its Community

RESPONSE

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OREGON
Rural EMS Units in Oregon Deploy to Support At-Risk Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

RESPONSE

NEW
TEXAS
Health Care Coalitions in Texas Restore Essential Functions

RESPONSE

NEW
ALASKA
Community Health Aide and Practitioners Use Lessons from HPP-Funded Emergency Management Course during
COVID-19 Response

RESPONSE

MISSOURI
Missouri Hospital Association Shares Promising Practices & Lessons Learned Based on COVID-19 Assessment

RESPONSE

CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles County Uses Hospital Preparedness Program Funds to Expand Surge Capacity and Secure Resources

RESPONSE

NEW YORK
Health Care Liaisons Address Critical Needs at Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities in New York City

RESPONSE

KENTUCKY
Kentucky Collaborates with Health Care Community during COVID-19 Patient Surge

RESPONSE

WEST VIRGINIA
HPP Supports WV in Leading the Nation in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Through “Operation Save Our Wisdom”

PREPAREDNESS

IDAHO
Idaho Uses HPP Funding to Develop a Robust Crisis Standards of Care Plan in Preparation for COVID-19 Case Surge

PREPAREDNESS

CONNECTICUT
HPP Funds Used to Deploy Mobile Field Hospital in Connecticut

PREPAREDNESS

CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Registers 5,000 Volunteers to Mitigate COVID-19 Patient Surge

RESPONSE

NEVADA
HPP-Funded Crisis Standards of Care Exercise Prepared Nevada for COVID-19 Surge

PREPAREDNESS

WESTERN MARYLAND
Rural Maryland Health Care Coalition Accelerates Information Sharing during the COVID-19 Pandemic

PREPAREDNESS

WISCONSIN AND NORTH CAROLINA
HPP Proved Critical in Reducing Spread of COVID-19 during 2020 Presidential Nominating Conventions

PREPAREDNESS

UTAH
Utah HCC's Rockin Roundup Mass Casualty Exercise

PREPAREDNESS

NEW MEXICO
HCC and MRC Partnership in New Mexico Prevents Hospital Surge

PREPAREDNESS

EAST TENNESSEE
HPP Propels the Evolution of a Tennessee Health Care Coalition

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UTAH
HCCs Help Utah Prepare for Burn Mass Casualty Incidents

PREPAREDNESS

FLORIDA
A Florida HCC’s Preparedness Activities Enhance Response during Hurricane Michael

RESPONSE

KENTUCKY
Answering the Tough Questions: Kentucky’s Region 7 HCC Ebola Response Exercise

PREPAREDNESS

NORTH CAROLINA
Coordinating State Medical Support Shelters through an HCC-centered State Medical Response System

RESPONSE

  
TEXAS
Responding to Harvey: How a Houston-area health care coalition modeled success

RESPONSE

CALIFORNIA
HPP Supports Coordination and Resource Deployment Following a Liquid Oxygen Spill

RESPONSE

WASHINGTON
Regional Coordination and Patient Tracking during Passenger Train Derailment Response

RESPONSE

TENNESSEE
Tennessee Chemical Spill

RESPONSE

    
NORTH CAROLINA
Responding to Hurricane Florence: Coordinating State Medical Support Shelters through an HCC-centered State Medical Response System

RESPONSE

  
MICHIGAN
HCC Response to Heating Crisis Keeps 2,000 Residents Warm and Home for the Holidays

RESPONSE

PENNSYLVANIA
Papal Visit Preparations

PREPAREDNESS

VIRGINIA
Drive-thru Flu Vaccinations in Virginia

PREPAREDNESS

WASHINGTON
The Story You Haven’t Heard: How the Northwest Healthcare Response Network Saved Lives After a Tragic Tour Vehicle Crash

RESPONSE

PENNSYLVANIA
HPP Funding Supports Coordinated Response When a Train Derails in Pennsylvania

RESPONSE

OREGON
Umpqua Community College Shooting – Integrating long term needs into response

RESPONSE

ARIZONA
Exercising for Preparedness-Pediatric Safety and Planning

PREPAREDNESS