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Regional Communications Quarterly Drills 7/20/07

SMRRC is spearheading an effort to improve hospital/medical facility emergency communications in our region (Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties), and to make alternate emergency communications a normal part of emergency training.

We are asking your participation, by requesting all hospital/medical facilities make a quarterly “call in” with their Satellite Phones and or their Base Station VHF radios.  We request this to be part of routine hospital/medical facility emergency staff training.

Details:

1. We are asking all hospital/medical facilities that have satellite phones, to dial in once each Quarter to the following number, and leave a message with the date and facility name.  207-662-3954
2. We are asking that all hospital/medical facilities do a quarterly “call in” using their base station radios, to their county EMA offices via their county EMA radio channel or other appropriate channel.

More information:

1. Hospitals/medical facilities should contact their EMA office to obtain a memorandum of understanding (signed agreement) to use County EMA or other radio frequencies, prior to use.
2. Hospital/medical facility should have these frequencies programmed into their radio.
3. Hospital/medical facility should train several staff on all shifts including weekends to do these “call in” drills.
4. We will post the results of these drills on the SMRRC website.
5. Quarters: (Q1=Jan-March, Q2=April-June, Q3=July-September, Q4=October-December)
6. Please call your EMA office and set up a time that is most convenient for them to do the radio call in.  It can be done at any time during the 3 months of that quarter.
7. On call in, just state your hospital name and date of call (we just want to hear that your radio and or satellite phone works). 
8. We would like your compliance to this new drill, starting Q3.   But would appreciate if you started immediately.

If you have any questions on this program, please feel free to contact:

Paul Weiss
Programmer/Analyst and Communications
Southern Maine Regional Resource Center for Health Emergency Preparedness
Maine Medical Center
420 Cumberland Avenue
Portland, ME 04101
WEISSP@mmc.org
Phone (207) 662-3954
Fax (207) 662-3843
Physical Office-177 High Street

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