• Medicare Provider Emergency Preparedness Information from CMS
• Know Your Zone
• HPP Regional Health Care Coalitions, Program Administrators
• County Listing of Inpatient Care Fac

• HPP Overview and Mission
• Grant Requirements and Guidance
• Training and Exercises

DPH Disaster Preparedness Training Opportunities are Focused on:

• Health care system preparedness
• Health care system recovery
• Emergency operations coordination
• Fatality management
• Information sharing
• Medical surge
• Responder safety and health
• Volunteer management

Exercises

For information on upcoming exercises near you, please contact:

• Healthcare Preparedness Capabilities, November 2016 (PDF)
• From Hospitals to Healthcare Coalitions: Transforming Healthcare Preparedness and Response in our communities (PDF)

For more information,

The funds are administered by DPH's Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP). The program resides within the Bureau of Public Health Preparedness at DPH. HPP is affiliated with and supported by the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Hospital Preparedness Program, which provides leadership and funding through grants and cooperative agreements to states, territories and eligible municipalities to improve surge capacity and enhance community and hospital preparedness for public health emergencies.

The South Carolina Health Care Coalition Advisory Council provides guidance and policy direction to achieve the goals set by the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP).

The council also:

• DPH Emergency Operations Plan (PDF)
• Health Care Preparedness Grants, Training, Summit
• Hurricane Preparedness

Important Links

• Flu in Schools, Child Care Centers
• Laws, Recommendations, and Guidelines for School Nurses
• School and Childcare Exclusion List - Info for Parents