Medical Operations Coordination Cells Toolkit: First Edition

Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 4/24/2020. This 50-page document from the Health and Human Services/Federal Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force offers flexible and modifiable guidance, developed by the U.S. government, aimed to assist regional, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to ensure load-balancing across healthcare facilities and systems so that the highest possible level of care can be provided to each patient during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Medical operations coordination cells are cells within emergency operations centers that facilitate patient movement, healthcare staffing, and life-saving resource allocation. (PDF)
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