NE KS Healthcare Coalition mini-grants support emergency preparedness
June 23, 2020
Categories: News
The Northeast Kansas Healthcare Coalition is helping Community HealthCare System boost emergency preparedness by providing $7,060 in mini-grants. The funds purchased five 800-MHz radios for systemwide use and will expand the Holton Family Health Center generated electrical system.
Adding 800-MHz radios, which have statewide reach, across all CHCS campuses strengthens healthcare and medical response coordination in an emergency. CHCS previously conducted a hazard vulnerability...
Northeast Kansas Healthcare Coalition helps organizations prepare and respond to emergencies
May 15, 2020
Categories: Community health news, News
Healthcare organizations have learned many grim lessons from both natural and human-made disasters in the last two decades. 9/11, an Ebola outbreak, Hurricane Katrina, mass shootings, and more have raised awareness of the need to prepare for the worst. But preparation can’t happen in a vacuum, and no one organization can cover every possible set of circumstances.
Healthcare coalitions aim to help the many contributors to a region’s preparedness break down barriers and increase...
