Hospital Preparedness Program

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Program Purpose:

The Health and Human Services (HHS) Hospital Preparedness Program is designed to provide federal funding to be used to build medical surge capability through associated planning, personnel, equipment, training and exercise capabilities at the State and local levels. Activities supported through these funds help states to meet not only the National Preparedness Goal established by the Department of Homeland Security in 2005, but also to address integration, medical, at-risk individuals, coordination and continuity of operations within the emergency preparedness arena.

 Efforts within the State of Wyoming include direct funding provided to hospitals and ambulance services for emergency preparedness activities; support for various conferences and trainings held across the state; pandemic influenza funding for hospitals and ambulance services; assistance with exercises and drills, funding for enhanced communication systems and enhanced computer systems (i.e. Trauma Registry, EMS Trip Report System), funding for hospital laboratories, support for the Wyoming Trauma Committee and sponsorship for trainings such as Advanced Burn Life Support and Advanced Basic Life Support. 

 The Hospital Preparedness Program supports the National Preparedness Goal to include adoption of the National Incident Management System.   Activities during 2008 will focus on enhancing interoperable communications systems; development of a bed tracking system; development of a volunteer Health Professional Registry; hospital evacuation planning; fatality managements and the development of alternate care sites.

 For additional information, please contact Merit Thomas, HPP Coordinator, 307-777-6904; merit.thomas@health.wyo.gov