Assessment tool for hospital disaster preparedness

The hospital disaster preparedness (HDP) Assessment tool should be used to monitor progress and effectiveness of the process improvement effort. The current status can be charted along with the target condition goals.

Indicate the hospital disaster preparedness of each of the following indicators in your hospital, below is the rating scale:

(1) Poor; (2) Fair; (3) Good; (4) Very Good; (5) Excellent

No.

Hospital disaster preparedness indicators

1

Structure

2

Architectural and furnishings

3

Safety of Lifeline Facilities

4

Hospital location and areas

5

Maintenance of Utilities

6

Surge capacity

7

Emergency and Disaster plan

8

Control of communication and coordination