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Module 5
Overview of the
Hospital Incident Command System
Project
Hospital Incident Command System
Module 5: Objectives
Participants
• National Work Group
• Ex Officio Members
• Secondary Review Group
• Project Management Team
The National Work
Hospital Incident Command System
Group
• Hospital-based HEICS subject-
matter experts from across the
United States were recruited
• Twenty members were selected
• Members represent hospitals
– Large and small
– Rural and urban
– Public and private
• Members were the core HICS
development group
Hospital Incident Command System
The Ex Officio Group
• Ex officio members ensured consistency
with governmental and industry
organizational planning efforts
• Ex officio members included:
– U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Integration Center
– U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
– American Hospital Association (AHA)
• American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)
– Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO)
The Secondary Review
Hospital Incident Command System
Group
• The Secondary Review Group
– Reviewed products and materials
developed by the National Work
Group
– Provided feedback
– Over 70 hospital and healthcare
industry experts on the group
Project Management
Hospital Incident Command System
Team
• Project sponsored by the
California Emergency Medical
Services Authority
– Funding by HRSA
• Project Management Team
– Kaiser Permanente
– Washington Hospital Center
Hospital Incident Command System
HICS Guidebook (1)
• Purpose
– Outline the critical
components of HICS
– Recommendations on
use of HICS and HICS
materials
– Outline the important
tenets of
• Response planning
• Incident command
• Effective response
Hospital Incident Command System
• Purpose
– The Guidebook principles and concepts
• Can assist in revising or writing an
Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
• Can be integrated into a hospital’s
Emergency Management Program, where
appropriate
Hospital Incident Command System
HICS Guidebook (3)