May 1-7 is Emergency Preparedness Week at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC). This year’s theme is “Be Ready for Anything”. Throughout the week we will share information related to emergency preparedness at TBRHSC and tips for personal emergency preparedness.
TBRHSC Emergency Preparedness Resources:
Although there are hospital-wide response procedures for each emergency code (captured in policy), some emergency codes require detailed, department specific response plans. Codes Yellow, Amber, Orange, Green, Black, Brown and Red all require department sub-plans. Sub-plans are created using templates provided by Emergency Preparedness and are maintained at the department level.
Be Ready for Anything by annually reviewing emergency code policies and your departmental sub-plans. All emergency code policies are located:
- On the intranet (at the bottom of the main page there is a ‘quick link’ to Emergency Codes): http://informed.tbrhsc.net//corporate-info/emergency-codes
- In red-labelled Emergency Code binders in every department
If you have questions regarding procedure, roles, or responsibilities contact your manager or the Lead, Emergency Preparedness.
Preparedness Spotlight:
Security has a defined role in many of TBRHSC’s emergency codes. A few examples of how Security contributes to hospital emergency preparedness and response includes using CCTV to assist with searching for missing patients, attending the site of an unknown spill to assist with traffic control, and liaising with emergency responders during fire alarms.
We asked some of our Security team members to share how they help to ensure that TBRHSC is Ready for Anything.
Tarandeep Singh (Security team member)
“I ensure the hospital is Ready for Anything through eliminating potential hazards in my areas and getting proper training.”
Clinton Lyons (Security team member)
“I make sure the hospital is Ready for Anything by prioritizing mitigation, predicting future hazards and teaming up on risk.”
Christian Nielsen (GardaWorld Site-Manager)
“I try my best to make sure TBRHSC is Ready for Anything by ensuring my team’s training is up to date and that they understand and feel comfortable with their roles in an emergency.”