Historically, emergency preparedness programs in long term care (“LTC”) facilities have been less prioritized with facilities understandably focusing on patient care and operations. But with the ...

Here are five ways to ensure your healthcare organization is prepared for a disaster or emergency, according to the latest Connection report by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care ...

Joseph L. Cappiello is the recently appointed new chief operating officer of Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. Mr. Cappiello previously served for 10 years as vice president of field ...

Preparedness is personal, and it exists on a broad spectrum. For some people, it's tied to a season—hurricane season in the South or wildfire season in the West. In some communities, you have folks ...

Long-term care providers still struggling with COVID-19 and working under their activated emergency plans will continue to be exempt from their next required full-scale emergency exercise, according ...

The recommendations of the Disaster Response Task Force are summarized in Table 1. They emphasize that ADA can be a center for information and should be the leading information provider for people ...

Dan Peterson talks about why all hospitals should emphasize disaster preparedness because it changes the way a hospital thinks about delivering healthcare. Dan Peterson says he has "always loved" ...

The CPHRC recently completed a four-year research project to understand and address the information needs of families with children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) during disasters.

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCSC) - Berkeley County is giving residents a free opportunity to receive essential training that will help them effectively respond in emergency situations. The county has opened ...