Aligning Community Hospitals With Local Public Health Departments: Collaborative Emergency Management

Aligning Community Hospitals With Local Public Health Departments: Collaborative Emergency Management

Anne M. Hewitt, Stephen L. Wagner, Riad Twal, David Gourley
ISBN13: 9781522561958|ISBN10: 1522561951|EISBN13: 9781522561965
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6195-8.ch024
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Hewitt, Anne M., et al. "Aligning Community Hospitals With Local Public Health Departments: Collaborative Emergency Management." Emergency and Disaster Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 525-547. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6195-8.ch024

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Hewitt, A. M., Wagner, S. L., Twal, R., & Gourley, D. (2019). Aligning Community Hospitals With Local Public Health Departments: Collaborative Emergency Management. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Emergency and Disaster Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 525-547). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6195-8.ch024

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Hewitt, Anne M., et al. "Aligning Community Hospitals With Local Public Health Departments: Collaborative Emergency Management." In Emergency and Disaster Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 525-547. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6195-8.ch024

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Abstract

This chapter reviews the current organizational relationships between public health departments, local community hospitals, and medical centers as they relate to emergency preparedness and management. To examine their collaborative role, an analysis of legislative statutes, Joint Commission compliance mandates, professional accreditation standards, NIMS task force recommendations, and eligibility criteria for federal grants was completed. The information gleaned from this process was then synthesized to offer suggestions for developing positive collaboration outcomes. Reports from the three example stakeholder organizations suggest that positive changes in the level of community relationships have occurred. Continued maturation of emergency preparedness advisory boards, task forces, and coalitions also appear to have strengthened collaboration between the public and private agencies. To further encourage a systems model of collaboration, two strategies based on coalition capacity building are recommended. Leveraging gains made in community relationships over the past few years will continue to strengthen and improve emergency preparedness and management collaborations.

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