On July 13, 2004, David Gruber, M.M.A.S., made a presentation in a Web Conference entitled Surge Capacity and Health System Preparedness: Facilities and Equipment.
This is the text version of his slide presentation. Select to access the PowerPoint® slides (660 KB).
Slide 1
New Jersey: Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Program
David Gruber, M.M.A.S.
Assistant Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Trenton, NJ
Slide 2:
Surge Capacity
Text in the middle of this slide reads: "the ability to exceed standard response in reaction to an event that would overwhelm the normal capacity of healthcare facilities."
Below this is the text "Individual Facility Members," overlapping this text is a circle with a diagonal line through it.
To the right of the above text is a banner with the words "Health System."
At the bottom of this slide is the text: "Regionalization/Situational Awareness/Education/Training/Exercise/Logistics."
Slide 3:
What Might Happen
This slide contains two text boxes. The first contains the text:
Acute Event:
To the right of this text, Chemical Attacks, Explosive Events, and Tornadoes are listed as examples of Acute Events.
Underneath that first text box is another. The text in this box reads:
Chronic Event:
To the right of the above text, Biological Attack, Radiological Release, and Flooding are listed as examples of Chronic Events.
Slide 4:
The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Triad
This slide contains a depiction of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Triad. In the center of the slide is a triangle. Inside the triangle are the terms: "Prepare, Respond, Recover, and Mitigate." At the triangle's apex are the words "Public Health." The bottom right angle of this figure is labeled "Healthcare Delivery System," and the bottom left angle is labeled "Emergency Management."
Slide 5:
Slide 6:
An Emergency Preparedness and Response Health System Network
To provide the State of New Jersey with an integrated, synchronized, responsive, and focused health preparedness and response capability using highly trained and educated health professionals, new technologies, coordinated planning, training and exercise, and, cooperative efforts with local, State, and Federal agencies.
Slide 7:
Role of Division of Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Development of Health EP&R Plans/Policy
Development of Health EP&R Infrastructure (ECC/MCC, C3I)
Development of Health EP&R Education/Training/Exercise
Programs
Coordination of all emergency/bioterrorism/MCI grants
Coordination of Education (consortium)
Coordination of EP&R Training and Exercise
Supervision of State EMS programs (OEMS)
Supervision of State Health System MCI Emergency Response
Control of Strategic State Stockpile (SSS)
Control of Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)
Integration of Federal, Regional, State and Local Health EP&R
Slide 8:
NJDHSS Major Emergency Preparedness And Response Funding
This slide contains two pie charts depicting funding for FY2003 and FY 2004. FY2003 funding is shown as: CDC: 60%; MEDPREP: 32%; and HRSA: 8%. FY2004 is shown as: CDC: 50%; HRSA: 26%; and MEDPREP: 24%.
Beneath these two charts is the text: "CDC Focus: Public Health," "HRSA Focus: Health Systems," and "MEDPREP Focus: Critical and unfunded emergency preparedness and response programs."
Slide 9:
Roadmap
Year 1: Infrastructure ― Regionalization/surge
capacity
Year 2: C3
Year 3: Exercise
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Slide 10:
Medical Coordination Centers
Slide 11:
The Strategic State Stockpile
The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services has directed the development and implementation of a plan that ensures New Jersey's healthcare system is adequately supplied with pharmaceuticals and medical supplies during any emergency.
This plan will rely on federally supplied materials (the Strategic National Stockpile) and on a New Jersey owned stockpile of medical/pharmaceutical supplies tailored to the State's needs (Strategic State Stockpile).
Slide 12:
Slide 13:
The New Jersey Factor
National
New Jersey
Slide 14:
Slide contains various photographs indicating biological, radiological, and nuclear disasters.
David Gruber
Assistant Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services
PO Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
DavidGruber@doh.state.nj.us
(609) 633-8350
Current as of October 2004
Internet Citation:
Pediatric Disaster and Terrorism Preparedness. Text version of a slide presentation at a Web conference. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/ulp/btsurgefacil/grubertxt.htm
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