This week is Emergency Preparedness Week! This year’s theme is “Be Prepared. Know your Risks”. The intent of the theme is to encourage us all to understand the risks in our area and learn what actions we can take to protect ourselves, our families, and our community.

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Emergency Preparedness at TBRHSC

At TBRHSC, our Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) works to ensure that we have the capacity to effectively prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. The EPC is comprised of over 20 representatives from various programs and services and is responsible for providing oversight and leadership related to hospital emergency preparedness.

TBRHSC follows the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) standardized Emergency Colour Code system. Each colour code (as well as Alert 99 and Lockdown) has an Executive Sponsor (who is also a member of the EPC) and working group assigned to maintain the associated policy, review key incidents, and identify training and exercise opportunities. The Manager, Emergency Preparedness, Switchboard & Security and the Lead, Emergency Preparedness work closely with all these groups (see below for working group reporting structure).

See the EPC’s Terms of Reference document via the link for a better understanding.

If you have questions, please reach out to your manager or Mēsha Richard, Lead, Emergency Preparedness (ext. 6552 or mesha.richard@tbh.net)