In the event of an emergency occurring, this page will be launched to provide physicians and staff a alternate form of communication with emergency administrators and staff. Information will be broadcasted under the ”NEWS“ tab in the form of a blog. If you have any questions, please contact your Information Systems staff at 694-4357.

WHAT ALL DCH EMPLOYEES NEED TO KNOW DURING A HURRICANE EVACUATION

1. Employees should know who will be staying at the hospital and who will be returning after the storm.
2. Employees staying at the hospital should make arrangements for their families prior to reporting to the hospital.
3. All employees should keep their hospital badge with them; it will need to be presented to be allowed into the area and hospital.
4. Employees leaving the city should provide their supervisor with contact numbers (i.e a relative/friend out of the strike zone that can relay messages if necessary, phone number where they will be staying, etc.)
5. If employees leave the city they should monitor the DCH web page www.dchalerts.com for information.

Purpose of this website

1. This website will provide an alternate means of communicating with physicians and staff who leave the affected area in anticipation of an incident or that are out of the area at the time of an incident
2. Physicians and staff have been instructed to monitor the DCH web page for information updates. Drills may be put in place to help with familiarization.
3. In the event there is a loss of the DCH network, need an alternate location to post information updates.
4. An employee from the affected organization would be deployed to the other organization to receive communication and facilitate the information to be posted.
5. Information to be posted(list non-inclusive): hospital status, alternate contact phone numbers, alternate departmental numbers, directions to employees, i.e who needs to return to work, travel routes, outside agency contacts, etc..