GNYHA: Resource Centers: Resource Centers by Topic: Emergency Preparedness: Drills and Exercises

Drills and Exercises

Briefing/Powerpoint Presentations

GNYHA Workshop on Emergency Management Drills (February 4, 2003)
- Glossary and Resource Guide 123 KB (Kevin Brown, M.D., Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center)
- Program Overview and Regulatory Requirements 3.4 MB (Steven H. Silber, D.O., New York Methodist Hospital)
- Emergency Management Plans 1.8 MB (Kevin Brown, M.D., Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center)
- Types of Drills 1.2 MB (Steven H. Silber, D.O., New York Methodist Hospital)
- Effective Drill Scenario and Evaluation 548 KB (Brian O'Neill, North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System)
- GNYHA Workshop on Emergency Management: Summary Session 1.9 MB (Dario Gonzalez, M.D., New York City Office of Emergency Management)
- Facilitated Group Sessions - Scenario For Drill Planning Workshops, February 2003 506 KB
- Facilitated Group Sessions - Workgroup Guidelines 1.1 MB
GNYHA Workshop on Emergency Management Drills (September 4 and 12, 2002)
- Glossary and Resource Guide 123 KB (Kevin Brown, M.D., Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center)
- Emergency Management Drills — Program Overview 2.6 MB (Steve Silber, D.O., New York Methodist Hospital, and Andrew Chen, MPH, Hospital for Joint Diseases)
- Emergency Management Drills — The Emergency Management Committee 60.5 KB (Joseph Stevens, MBA, Department of Veterans Affairs)
- Emergency Management Drills — Goals, Objectives and Principles 632 KB (Karen Biancolillo, RN, BSN, MBA, Department of Veterans Affairs)
- Emergency Management Drills — Types of Drills 814 KB (Steven Silber, D.O., New York Methodist Hospital, and David R. Newbery, Nassau University Medical Center)
- Emergency Management Drills Training Objectives 730 KB (Dario Gonzalez, M.D., NYC Office of Emergency Management)
- Emergency Management Drills — Writing an Effective Drill Scenario 175 KB (Brian O'Neill, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System)
- Emergency Management Drills — Effective Drill Evaluation 72.2 KB (Brian O'Neill, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System)
- Exercise Evaluation Tool 83.9 KB (Brian O'Neill, North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System)
- Emergency Management: Wrap up Session 846 KB (Dario Gonzalez, M.D., NYC Office of Emergency Management)

Summaries of Drills/After Action Reports

A Review of the Top Officials 3 Exercise, November 2005 (Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General)
Regional Bioterrorism Exercise, June 7, 2005 After Action Report 105 KB (Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties) (GNYHA Member Password Required)
GNYHA Tabletop Exercise (June 25, 2004)
- Exercise Scenario 76.3 KB (GNYHA Member Password Required)
- Recommendations from Tabletop Exercise 110 KB (GNYHA Member Password Required)
HERDS Drill
- Evaluation and Findings from Drill of NYS DOH's Health Emergency Response Data System (HERDS) 182 KB (HML-50) (GNYHA Member Password Required)
- May 18, 2004, HERDS Drill Summary Report 565 KB (GNYHA Member Password Required)
- Summary of November 12, 2003 HERDS Drill and Announcement of Upcoming HERDS User Group Meeting 162 KB (GNYHA Member Password Required)
- Summary of HERDS Drill Conducted on June 3, 2003 238 KB (GNYHA Member Password Required)
- Summary of HERDS Drill Conducted on November 14, 2002 220 KB (GNYHA Member Password Required)
Naval War College Table-Top Exercise (June 24, 2003)
- Recommendations 140 KB (GNYHA Member Password Required)
- Post-Game Report 98.1 KB (GNYHA Member Password Required)
- Scenario Brief 1.7 MB (GNYHA Member Password Required)
Vaccination Ventures: Explanation and Outcomes of a Mass Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Exercise (San Francisco Department of Health, June 17, 2003)

Guides/Advisories

JCAHO Standards Regarding Emergency Management Drills and Disaster Privileges 3.5 MB (GNYHA ML-171, June 28, 2006)
Annual Statewide Medical and Health Disaster Exercise Information (California Emergency Medical Services Authority)
Effective Emergency Management Drills and Exercises 2.6 MB (Greater New York Hospital Association, 2005)
Please note that as of July, 2006, the Joint Commission standards regarding exercises have been revised. Therefore, the standards described in this brochure have been updated since the publication of this brochure.
Disaster Readiness Advisory #13: AHRQ Offers New Tool to Help Hospitals Evaluate Disaster Training Drills (September 14, 2004)

Design and Evaluation Tools

Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster Drills (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, June 2008)
Bioevent Tabletop Exercise Toolkit for Hospitals and Primary Care Centers (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, September 2005)
Exercise Evaluation Tool 83.9 KB (Brian O'Neill, North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System)
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Drills: A Module-Based Approach (Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)