At times Waikato District Health Board staff have to manage emergency situations or crises.
These can include:
- acute clinical episodes, such as a cardiac arrest
- fire
- environmental hazards, such as a hazardous substance spill
- breaches of security
- bomb threats
- utility failure
- industrial action
- an unexpected influx of acutely ill patients (such as a multi-casualty incident or public health emergency).
Depending on the event, this type of incident can have a major impact on one part of the hospital/s (leaving other areas unaffected), or it can affect the whole organisation.
Emergency plans
Currently there are documented emergency response and recovery plans for each clinical and non-clinical service based at the Waiora Waikato Hospital campus, plus one over-arching Waikato Hospital plan.
- Department Emergency Response Plan - (DERP) Generic content
- Department Emergency Response Plan - (DERP) Template
- Waiora Waikato Campus - Emergency Incident Response Plan
- Waiora Waikato Campus - Incident Response Guidelines
Each of these plans includes:
- how the plan is activated
- critical dependencies
- critical equipment
- key functions
- an alternative location
- duty cards for key people
- resources and supplies required for relocation
- appendices which should include contact staff list and key service contacts.
Waikato DHB Health EmergencyMajor Incident Plan
Useful provider emergency plan templates
- Influenza pandemic planning template for stakeholders
- Stakeholder emergency plan template
- Stakeholder flip chart template
Useful links
- Emergency Management (Ministry of Health)
- Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management
- Waikato Region Civil Defence
- Disabilities and disaster preparedness