Hurricanes & Floods
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South Carolina is most likely to have tropical storms, hurricanes and floods during the months of June through November each year.
DPH Weather Event Notices and Cancellations
Event Cancellations
Office Closures
All state government offices and their employees follow the weather hazard decisions made by the county government offices where the state office is located. For more information, please visit www.scemd.org/closings.
Dialysis Patient Emergency Meal Planning
Emergency Meal Planning
When a hurricane or other disaster strikes, kidney dialysis patients may be without their normal scheduled dialysis treatments until electrical power in hospitals or renal dialysis facilities have been restored. It is important to follow a limited diet if dialysis has to be missed. Therefore, dialysis patients will have to extend the life of their last treatment by watching their diets.
Annual HPP Summit
Each year, the Healthcare/Hospital Preparedness Program sponsors a summit to advance preparedness, communication, and collaboration among community health care organizations, response partners and public health entities.
Get Help with Healthcare System Preparedness
Your hospital, health care system or community may qualify for funds through grants and cooperative agreements that can be used to:
Health Care Preparedness Staff Contacts – State and Local
State Program Administrators
Director, Bureau of Emergency Preparedness and Response: Louis Eubank
Office of Public Health Preparedness
Telephone: (803) 832-8121
Training Opportunities and Exercises for Health Care Professionals
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
Advisory Council - Health Care Preparedness
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: