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NOTIFICATION and COMMUNICATION WITH EXTERNAL AUTHORITIES 1.All appropriate external authorities will be notified to facilitate effective response, continuing operations, and recovery from an emergency that disrupts the normal patient care and/or business operations of the organization 2.When an emergency plan is initiated, the appropriate external authorities and community resources will be notified. 3.External authorities include, but are not limited to: 
4.The Public Information Officer (PIO) has the responsibility for media and public information as it pertains to an event that involves the hospital. The PIO has established working relationships with local media, emergency management office, and public health prior to an event. The PIO regularly attends meetings with the agencies that would establish a joint information center (JIC). The information that will go out to the community will come from the JIC as a unified message to the area (NIMS Element 4). 5.If the hospital is involved solely during an event, the PIO in the Hospital Command Center will communicate with the community or local media. |
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