Surge Tool Kit and Facility Checklist

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Re-opening a closed ("shuttered") hospital to expand surge capacity in an emergency requires significant planning. This Tool Kit is a step-by-step guide to assist staff responsible for management, legal, facility, staffing, security, materials management, and transportation planning.

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Contents

Surge Tool Kit

How To Use This Tool Kit
Management
    1. Team Development and Partnering
    2. Designation of Authority
    3. Facility Assessment and Selection
    4. Periodic Readiness Review
    5. Ramp-up
    6. Ongoing Operations
    7. Closure
    8. Review/Replanning
Legal
Facilities
    1. Preplanning
    2. Ramp-up
    3. Opening Day
    4. Ongoing Operations
    5. Closure
Staffing
    1. Preplanning
    2. Ramp-up
    3. Opening Day
    4. Ongoing Operations
    5. Closure
    6. Review/Replanning
Security
    1. Preplanning
    2. Ramp-up
    3. Opening Day
    4. Ongoing Operations
    5. Closure
Equipment and Supplies
    1. Preplanning
    2. Ramp-up
    3. Ongoing Operations
    4. Closure
    5. Review/Replanning
Patient Transport
    1. Preplanning
    2. Ramp-up
    3. Opening Day and Ongoing Operations
    4. Closure

Facility Checklist

How To Use This Checklist
Administration (ADMIN)
    Surge Capacity Potential
    Exterior
    General Interior
    Patient Care
    Advanced Patient Care
    Ancillary Services
Facilities (FAC)
    Surge Capacity Potential
    Exterior
    General Interior
    Basement
    Patient Care
    Advanced Patient Care
    Ancillary Services
    Housekeeping and Food Service
Medical Personnel (MED)
    Surge Capacity Potential
    Exterior
    General Interior
    Patient Care
    Advanced Patient Care
    Ancillary Services
Security (SEC)
    Surge Capacity Potential
    Exterior
    General Interior
Supplies (SUPPL)
    Surge Capacity Potential
    Exterior
    General Interior
    Basement
    Patient Care
    Advanced Patient Care
    Ancillary Services
Gas and Ventilation (GASV)
    Surge Capacity Potential
    Basement
    Patient Care
    Advanced Patient Care

AHRQ Publication No. 06-0029-A
Current as of February 2006

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Internet Citation:

Surge Tool Kit and Facility Checklist. AHRQ Publication No. 06-0029-A, February 2006. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/toolkitchecklist/

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