Crisis Standards of Care Core Committee Public Health ITTF subcommittee Regional Healthcare Coalition –HPP FEMA Region 5 Risk Committee Dr. Lee is advising on the further development of a Pediatric Care Medical Specialist Team in cooperation with EMSC. Dr. Lee provides oversight to the program as the non-voting President of IMERT’s Board of Directors. PROGRAM OVERVIEW As a past beneficiary of the Hospital Preparedness Grant Program, IMERT has responded to numerous emergencies, disasters, and high risk/high profile events around Illinois as well as out of state. The most recent large scale event was in Southern Illinois during the Eclipse in August 2017. We worked to assist the regional healthcare coalition in planning for medical care for the thousands of attendees that inundated the community. This unique event provided the opportunity for IMERT to combine resources with the Region 5 Shawnee Preparedness and Response Coalition (SPARC) and the Region 2 Peoria Regional Medical Emergency Response Team (RMERT). This blend of medical assets brought substantial medical resources and capabilities to the region. IMERT worked with these and other agencies to develop a plan and implement strategies for both routine and catastrophic medical needs situations. Eclipse Medical Team: IMERT, Region 2 RMERT, Region 5 Healthcare Coalition IMERT has cultivated partnerships within the health care community and with numerous agencies involved in local, regional, state, and national preparedness and response. This includes participation in planning, implementation, and evaluation of exercises for hospitals, local communities, regional entities and other agencies. These efforts directly and positively impact capability in communities to support the unique medical needs caused by disaster for both responders and survivors. IMERT works and trains with state agencies and community partners including: Illinois State Police, CERT, MRCs, Hospitals, the State Weapons of Mass Destruction Team, and the IEMA Radiological Assessment Field Team. These “real-time” trainings specifically focus on the medical needs of
included presentations at the Illinois Department of Public Health conference and senior nursing students at North Park University. IMERT presentation of STOP the Bleed to attendees at the IDPH Conference in Springfield in June. The Medical Director and Executive Director met with the ITTF Chair to discuss catastrophic medical surge planning. IMERT performed communications exercises with its membership in February and June. Both of these exercises utilized the IDPH SIREN system to send messaging and collect responses. PARTNERSHIPS Since its inception, IMERT has cultivated and fostered partnerships within the health care community and preparedness organizations. IMERT assists regional healthcare coalitions, local public health entities, and other response agencies with disaster response planning and training, as requested. The Team’s leadership participates in all Regional Hospital Coordinating Centers (RHCC) meetings. Additional partnerships include: Carle Hospital of Champaign Illinois Chicago Fire Department Emergency Medical Services for Children Illinois Emergency Management Agency Illinois Department of Public Health Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System Illinois Medical District Hospital Preparedness Coalition Illinois Medical Reserve Corps Illinois Air National Guard Illinois Primary Healthcare Association Illinois State Police Illinois Terrorism Task Force Illinois Urban Search & Rescue Teams John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, SIM-Lab Medical Reserve Corps of Illinois Regional Hospital Coordinating Centers SWMDT (State Weapons of Mass Destruction Team) Urban Search and Rescue Teams