HICSi is an incident management system specifically designed to
aid hospitals and healthcare entities in developing and refining
their emergency management planning, response, and recovery
capabilities. HICS is consistent with Incident Command
System and the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
principles.
HICSi is an incident management system specifically designed to
aid hospitals and healthcare entities in developing and refining
their emergency management planning, response, and recovery
capabilities. HICS is consistent with Incident Command
System and the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
principles.
Ryan Tuchmayer, the Director of Emergency Management for
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, joined several other health care
professionals to discuss how the Hospital Incident Command System
(HICSi) ensures their hospitals are ready to respond effectively
in emergencies involving special pathogens.
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The California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) is
pleased to announce the public release of the Fifth Edition of
the Hospital Incident Command System (HICSi). This conclusion of
the multi-year revision process is the culmination of extensive
national stakeholder input. The California EMSA wishes to thank
all participants in this endeavor that exemplifies unprecedented
collaboration among both public and private healthcare and
emergency management partners from communities across the local,
regional, state, and national levels. This HICS, Fifth Edition is
offered to assist hospitals and the healthcare community
nationwide with their emergency management goals.
Special recognition is given to a multitude of individuals and
groups for their invaluable contributions. This includes Ex
Officio members from the following organizations: the American
Hospital Association (AHA); The Joint Commission; the U.S.
Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Veterans’ Health Administration,
Office of Emergency Management; the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
(ASPR), National Healthcare Preparedness Programs; the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, National Integration Center; and the American Society for
Healthcare Engineering (ASHE).
The California EMSA also extends special gratitude to Kaiser
Permanente and MedStar Washington Hospital Center, the HICS Final
Review Group, the HICS 2011 National Summit Stakeholders, the
HICS National Workgroup and the HICS Secondary Review Group
This tool was was developed by the CHA Hospital
Preparedness Program to assist hospitals in development,
implementation and evaluation of their exercises.
Individual exercises are part of an Exercise and Evaluation Cycle
under the hospital’s Emergency Management Program. These
exercises may be isolated within the hospital, or part of a
larger community, or even statewide, exercise such as the
California Statewide Medical Health Exercise. It is the
intent of the checklist to provide an overview, guidance and
resources for hospitals which allows a more coordinated effort
and can be tailored to the facility.
This 2.5 hour course was developed to provide instruction specific to hospital incident action plan development.
The topics of this course are also covered within the “HICS Basics” course, however this session focuses primarily on the topic of incident action planning.
This course was developed as an introduction to the Hospital
Incident Command System.
Course Description
This 4.5 hour course provides an overview of the Hospital
Incident Command System (HICSi) and the operation of the Hospital
Command Center (HCC) during emergencies. The course includes
hands-on training and use of HICS forms and tools.
The Incident Action Plan contains objectives reflecting the
overall incident strategy and specific tactical actions and
supporting information for the next operational period. The
hospital’s IAP, at a minimum, is generally made up of the
following HICSi forms
201: Incident Briefing
202: Incident Objectives
203: Organizational Assignments
204: Branch Assignment List
261: Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis.
The IAP may also have a number of other forms as attachments such
as Traffic Plans, etc. Element 12 of NIMS Compliance for
Healthcare states that hospitals utilize IAPs for all incidents
and exercises along with the plans to communicate through the ICS
chain-of-command. The Joint Commission’s EM 01.01.01 requires an
ICS that is integrated into, and is consistent with, its
community’s command structure.
The IS-800 course is available through FEMA’s website. The course
introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the
National Response Framework.
At the end of this course, participants will be able to describe:
The purpose of the National Response Framework.
The response doctrine established by the National Response
Framework.
The roles and responsibilities of entities as specified in
the National Response Framework.
The actions that support national response.
The response organizations used for multiagency coordination.
The HICSi Role Table Tents can be used during actual events or
for exercises. They identify the name of each person filling the
top nine roles.
The tent cards act as a reminder of the Incident Action
Planning Process and assist with completion of the appropriate
forms.
When it comes to completing The Joint Commission table top
survey, TJC states that they want name plates/table tents with
the role and name of person in the table top. This will also
provide those personnel with a reminder on the role of that
position and the Incident Action Planning Process.