Preparedness - KCHC

Coalition
Staff 2011
administrative staff
Alison Alcoba
(206) 263-8701
alison.alcoba@kingcounty.gov
coalition program manager
Cynthia Dold
(206) 263-8715
Cynthia.dold@kingcounty.gov
training & exercise manager
Danica Little
(206)947-5565
Danica.mann@kingcounty.gov
resource & information systems
Jennifer Chi
(206)263-8720
Jennifer.Chi@kingcounty.gov
clinical planner
Kay Koelemay, MD
(206) 263-8188
Kathryn.Koelemay@kingcounty.gov
administrator
Lydia Bristol
(206) 263-8721
Lydia.Bristol@kingcounty.gov
health systems response planner
Onora Lien
(206) 263-8717
Onora.Lien@kingcounty.gov
planning support manager
Rebecca Lis
(206) 263-8754
Rebecca.Lis@kingcounty.gov
In addition to Coalition
program staff, the
Healthcare Coalition has
benefitted from the
ongoing work from the
following individuals:
legal workgroup
Amy Eiden, JD
(206) 296-9015
amy.eiden@kingcounty.gov
puget sound call center
coordination
Joe Cropley
(206)517-2383
cropley@wapc.org
KING COUNTY HEALTHCARE COALITION
The Coalition is a network of healthcare organizations &
providers that are committed to coordinating their emergency
preparedness & response activities. The purpose is to develop &
maintain a comprehensive system that assures coordination,
effective communications, & optimal use of available health
resources in response to emergencies & disasters.
Planning for Crisis
Standards of Care:
Establishing the Path
Forward for King County
On July 14 th , 2011, the King County Healthcare Coalition, in collaboration with
Public Health - Seattle & King County, hosted a one-day symposium, to hear
from national subject matter experts and state and local representatives on
best practices, current capabilities and planning gaps related to local and
state readiness for providing medical care during circumstances when
resources are scarce and the standards of care change. Invited speakers
included members of the Institute of Medicine’s committee, Dan Hanfling, MD
and John Hick, MD. Other speakers represented the State of Washington
Office of the Attorney General, the Washington State Department of Health,
Seattle Children’s Hospital, the King County Healthcare Coalition and Public-
Health – Seattle & King County. More than130 participants attended the
workshop representing various healthcare sectors including: Hospitals, Long
Term Care, Behavioral Health, In-Home Services, Ambulatory Care, Ancillary
Services, Emergency Medical Services, and federal, State, and local Public
Health.
The purpose of this workshop was to begin developing a vision and framework
for implementing crisis standards of care in King County. The workshop
included presentations on the Institute of Medicine’s guidelines, best practices
from the state of Minnesota’s experiences addressing these issues, legal
protections currently in place in Washington State, and local and state level
planning concerning crisis standards of care. The workshop also included
facilitated breakout discussions regarding legal protections that are critical in
implementation of crisis standards of care, a proposed healthcare institutional
response structure, a proposed King County response structure and necessary
public engagement work relating to crisis standards of care.
As a follow up to the workshop the Healthcare Coalition will be working with
regional partners to continue developing the systems necessary to respond to
a crisis standard of care event. The immediate priorities are to:
• Advocate for legislative changes to protect healthcare workers in
Washington State
• Establish a King County Disaster Clinical Advisory Committee, to work with
the Healthcare Coalition on disaster planning and build the structures
necessary to support disaster response
• Continue work on regional medical surge and resource conservation
• Begin work on clinical protocol for managing patient care when resources
are scarce
For Additional Information contact kchc@kingcounty.gov
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