Hospital Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) TEMPLATE

Hospital Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Template
Acknowledgements
Note: Development and implementation of this plan complies with relevant sections of
Joint Commission Emergency Management guidelines for Joint Commission
accreditation of Critical Access Hospitals. Refer to Appendix A.2 - JCAHO Standards-
2010 CSR EM Self-Assessment for CAHs.
This template was created from a 2004 draft version of a clinic preparedness template
by The Wilson Group for the California Emergency Medical Services Authority under
Contract EMS-02-351. The efforts of the California EMS Authority, the California
Primary Care Association, and the Clinic Emergency Preparedness Project are
acknowledged for providing a framework from which this Hospital Emergency
Operations Plan template could be created.
Plan Authorization
This AGENCY Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) has been developed for use by the
AGENCY (also ―the Hospital‖.) By affixing the signature indicated below, this EOP is
hereby approved for implementation and intended to supersede all previous versions.
This EOP was established to promote a system to: save lives; protect the health ensure
the safety of the hospital environment; alleviate damage and hardship; and, reduce
future vulnerability within the Hospital facilities and patient care areas. Further, this
document indicates the commitment to annual planning, training, and exercise activities
in order to ensure the level of preparedness necessary to respond to emergencies or
incidents within the Hospital.
Chief Executive Officer
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