The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) instituted the National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program in 2002 to prepare hospitals and support health care systems to deliver coordinated and effective care to victims of terrorism and other public health emergencies.  The Alaska Division of Public Health and the Alaska State Hospital & Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA) worked together to build an integrated healthcare system response from 2002-2008

For more information about how this program, now from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations (OPEO), Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs (DNHPP) is currently being administered in Alaska, contact the Alaska Public Health Preparedness Program.

Tools Developed by the Alaska Hospital Preparedness Program
After Action Reports
Alaskan Response Plans
Alternative Care Sites
Community Planning Guides
Funding Opportunities
Hazardous Materials
HIPPA
Incident Command System
Mental Health
Pandemic Influenza
Surge Capacity


Tools Developed by the Alaska Hospital Preparedness Program
Below are several tools developed by ASHNHA to improve preparedness of Alaska’s healthcare facilities.   

Hazard Vulnerability Assessment – This complex HVA software helps guide your facility through the process of identifying the key risks that require action.

Hospital Decontamination Capacity Assessment Tool – This Excel spreadsheet was designed in collaboration with the Oregon/Alaska Poison Control Center to help facilities identify their risk for a HazMat event so equipment purchases could be appropriate to the community risk. 

Primary Care Emergency Management Plan – This template was developed to provide Alaska’s primary care sites with robust plan template they could customize. (Zipped file)

Ready to Respond: A Home Response Plan for Alaska’s Healthcare Workers – This booklet was developed to help healthcare facilities discuss home preparedness with staff. 

Exercise Evaluation Forms – Mix and match the forms below to best meet your needs.

• 001 Actors in Community Exercise – Have each actor in a community-wide exercise complete this form at the end of the exercise and compile the results.
  
• 002 Actors Hospital Play Only – Have each actor in a hospital only exercise complete this form at the end of the exercise and compile the results.


• 003 Goals and Objectives – Have each evaluator complete this form to assess if the exercise goals and objectives were met.
  
• 004 Hospital Incident Command System – Have each evaluator complete this form to assess if HEICS was utilized correctly.
  
• 005 Response Protocols – Have each evaluator complete this form to assess if the participants followed the response protocols correctly.
  
• 006 Communications – Have each evaluator complete this form to assess if the communication systems worked correctly.
  
• 007 Flow of Information – Have each evaluator complete this form to assess if the flow of information was acceptable.
  
• 008 Supplies and Equipment – Have each evaluator complete this form to assess if the supplies and equipment were available and used correctly.
  
• 009 Staff – Have each evaluator complete this form to assess if staff performed their job duties as assigned.
  
• 010 Safety – Have each evaluator complete this form to assess if safety was observed throughout the exercise.
  
• 011 Areas or Zones– Have each evaluator complete this form to assess if disaster areas or zones (i.e. EOC, Dceon) functioned as intended.

After Action Reports
A Failure of Initiative: The Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
U.S. House of Representatives