Disaster Preparedness Plan

There will be four levels of readiness + action statuses during the severe weather threat: Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red.

• Green – Normal Daily Operations – Monitoring ‐ Be on High Alert for Updates via email and pages
• Yellow – Essential residents (see below) should pack and prepare to stay in the hospital for at least five days
• Orange – Essential residents should not leave the hospital unless relieved or if status de‐escalates; non‐essential staff leave the hospital
• Red – Essential Residents/Ride Out Team Stays in the hospital until further notice; non-essential staff stay off roads

Essential Residents =
LBJ Wards: Short‐Call and Long‐Call Day Resident (4) and Intern (4); Nocturnists (2) and Night Interns (2) from Long‐Call teams; Float Intern (1)
LBJ MICU: Long-call resident (1) and Intern (1); Night Resident (1) and Intern (1)
MHH: Short‐Call and Long‐Call Day Resident (2) and Intern (2); Night Float Resident (1) and Long‐call Night Intern (1)
MHH MICU: Long‐Call Resident (1) and Intern (1); Night Resident (1) and Intern (1)
CCU/CIMU: CCU Long Call resident (1) and intern (1), CIMU Resident (1) and Intern (1); CCU Night Resident (1) and Night Intern (1)

In the event of a severe weather threat, there will be an Excel sheet to reference for call room assignments based on coverage for each hospital.