Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Events: Locate Alternate Care Sites During an Emergency

Medical Supply Caches: Level I, Level II

Level I: Hospital Augmentation Cache

Hospital Augmentation Cache: 50 Patients

ItemNumberCost Each ItemTotal
Disaster/surge capacity trailer110,00010,000
Patient cots45502250
Patient cots, with wheels, collapsible102502500
Linens Sheets (2 per patient + extras)1504.56684
Blankets7513.51012.50
Pillows (disposable—case of 15)443.2172.80
Pillow cases1001.14114
N95 masks (case of 210)19898
Gloves Latex Free Exam—small (case of 1000)13636
Latex Free Exam—medium (case of 1000)13636
Latex Free Exam—large (case of 1000)138.438.4
Powder Free Exam—small (case of 1000)137.5537.55
Powder Free Exam—medium (case of 1000)137.5537.55
Powder Free Exam—large (case of 1000)13939
Gowns (for staff—splash resistant—case of 12)1039390
Bag-valve-mask respirators1011110
Blood pressure cuffs (manual)540200
Stethoscopes1035350
IV Poles25601500
Total equipment costs  19605.74

This level of cache was recently funded by the Denver Health Medical Center and is being put in place as a regional resource.

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Level II: Regional Alternative Site Cache

The list for the Level II cache is available from Robin Koons, Ph.D., Director of the Hospital Preparedness Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Full contact information is provided in Appendix A.

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