Hospital Preparedness Program
Program Purpose:
The Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) provides funding to support and increase the level of preparedness nationwide under the 2006 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) (Public Law 107-188). Awardees include all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the three metropolitan areas of New York City, Los Angeles County, and Chicago; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territories of American Samoa, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands; the Federated States of Micronesia; and the Republic of Palau and the Marshall Islands. The HPP program is located within the ASPR Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations (OPEO) Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs (DNHPP).
The mission of the ASPR HPP is to enhance the resiliency of healthcare systems to deliver coordinated and effective care during public health emergencies and mass casualty events. The main purpose of the HPP funding is to improve surge capacity and enhance community and hospital preparedness for public health emergencies/events. Areas of focus within the HPP include:
National Incident Management System Needs of At-Risk Populations
Education & Preparedness Training Exercises and Evaluations
Interoperable Communications Volunteer Registry
Fatality Management Medical Evacuation/Shelter in Place
Partnership/Coalition Development Alternate Care Sites
Mobile Medical Assets Pharmaceutical Caches
Personal Protective Equipment Decontamination
Medical Reserve Corps Critical Infrastructure Protection
The Wyoming Hospital Preparedness Program works with hospitals and other medical facilities as well as ambulance services to ensure that Wyoming’s medical community is as prepared as we can be! For additional information, please contact Merit Thomas, HPP Coordinator, 307-777-6904; Merit.Thomas@wyo.gov