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COMMUNICATION WITH OTHER HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS

The healthcare organizations that are located within Pima County, City of Tucson and Southeastern Arizona have a working relationship with Oro Valley Hospital before an event occurs. This occurred through a direct Mutual Aid agreement regional hospital group (NIMS Element 8). Form III can be used to document this information.

The key information to share with the other healthcare organizations would be:

Command structures and other command centers information.

Names and roles of command center structure.

Resources and assets to be potentially shared.

Process for the dissemination of patient and deceased individual names for tracking purposes.

In order for the Regional Healthcare Organizations (RHO) and/or other healthcare organizations to establish communications, they have existing systems in place for interoperability since an event may disable one or more communication methods, resulting in limited communication resources. The RHO and the State of Arizona has established a Private network of T1 phone lines, HAM radio operator system, and Satellite Phone and Internet connections to ensure that secondary communication is accessible during an event. This should ensure some interoperability with other organizations (NIMS Element 16).

The patient information that may be shared with the other healthcare organizations, local or state health departments, or other law enforcement authorities on the whereabouts on patients during an emergency may include patient's name and location. The information shared about the patients will be in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

US Patent Numbers 7,720,998 B2, 7,836,207