Organization Type
Select your organization type below for facility specific information.
LTC
About LTC Membership
- 29 Long Term Care facilities in the Region 7 17 county geographic area.
- LTCs participate in COVID response calls.
- Outside of real world response situations, LTCs participate in Sub-Committee meetings.
- LTCs have representation via 1 vote on the Region 7 Planning Board.
- This provides LTCs with a voice in matters of
- funding
- exercises
- training
- resource allocation
- This provides LTCs with a voice in matters of
- LTCs participate in COVID EMResource and NHSN reporting.
- Reporting provides the region, state, and federal government with insight into the following:
- COVID positive case numbers
- COVID testing capability
- COVID vaccination capability
- PPE needs
- Staffing needs and capability
- Reporting provides the region, state, and federal government with insight into the following:
- LTCs participate in Regional Communication Drills.
- Drills allow LTCs to practice updating their Bed Availability in EMResource.
- Sharing Bed Availability provides LTCs and the Regional Healthcare Coalition with situational awareness across the region.
Benefits to Membership
- Regionwide situational awareness among the LTC network.
- Disease outbreaks
- Active shooter
- Evacuation
- Natural Disasters
- Power outage
- Hospital surge
- Networking and relationship building with other LTC facilities.
- MOU with the Regional Healthcare Coalition.
- Mutual Aid assistance
- Resource allocation and assistance.
- Stronger purchasing power within the supply chain.
- Community based drills and exercises- Meets CMS standards of participation
- Evacuation planning and assistance
- Emergency Operations Plan assistance
- Continuity of Operations Planning assistance
Resources
- Education and training
- Community and regional level exercises- Table Top, Functional, and Full Scale
- Resource Availability and Tracking
- Patient/Resident Tracking
- Electronic Incident Command- eICS
- PPE supplies
- Evacuation Equipment
- Networking and Information Sharing
- Assistance in real world events / Mutual Aid
Hospital
About Hospital Membership
- 11 Hospitals in the Region 7 17 county geographic area.
- Hospitals participate in COVID response calls.
- Outside of real world response situations, Hospitals participate in monthly Planning Board meetings.
- Each Hospital has representation via 1 vote on the Region 7 Planning Board.
- This provides Hospitals with a voice in matters of
- funding
- exercises
- training
- resource allocation
- This provides Hospitals with a voice in matters of
- Hospitals participate in regular COVID reporting.
- Reporting provides the region, state, and federal government with insight into the following:
- COVID admissions
- COVID positive case numbers
- COVID positive pediatric cases
- COVID testing capability
- COVID vaccination capability
- PPE needs
- Staffing needs and capability
- COVID admissions
- Reporting provides the region, state, and federal government with insight into the following:
- Hospitals participate in Regional Communication Drills.
- Drills allow Hospitals to test their proficiency in the use of 800 MHz radios, MIHAN, EMTrack, EMResource, MICIMS, and eICS.
- Sharing information across these platforms provides partner agencies and the Regional Healthcare Coalition with situational awareness across the region.
Benefits to Membership
- This section is currently under construction.
Resources
- This section is currently under construction.
MCA / EMS
- This section is currently under construction.
Behavioral Health
- This section is currently under construction.
Dialysis
- This section is currently under construction.
HFA / AFC
- This section is currently under construction.
Opportunities for Inclusion
Meetings
The Region 7 Healthcare Coalition uses the following meeting structure for planning, training, and exercises:
Planning Board
Members of the Planning Board decided to combine both the Advisory Committee and Planning Board meetings, resulting in one meeting per month to discuss current objectives. During the Advisory Committee segment of the meeting, members discuss training, education, and exercise plans, review reports, updates from the R7 staff/Medical Director, and review proposals to go to the Planning Board. During the Planning Board segment of the meeting, members will review reports from the Advisory meeting, updates from the R7 staff/Medical Director, and review the budgetary reports. These meetings are conducted by monthly conference calls and in-person with a conference call option on a quarterly basis. Meeting times and locations are posted on the R7 website and are shared via email.
EMS Subcommittee
The R7 HCC EMS Sub-Committee meets quarterly to review reports, updates from the R7 staff/Medical Director, and review proposals to go to the Planning Board. These meetings are conducted by conference call on a quarterly basis. Meeting times and locations are posted on the R7 website and are shared via email.
Mobile Medical Field Team
INACTIVE
Pharmacy Sub-Committee
INACTIVE
Long Term Care SubCommittee
The R7 HCC Long Term Care Sub-Committee meets quarterly to review reports, updates from the R7 staff/Medical Director, and review proposals to go to the Planning Board. These meetings are conducted by conference call on a quarterly basis. Meeting times and locations are posted on the R7 website and are shared via email.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the LTC group is meeting bi-weekly for situational updates, information sharing, and reporting updates.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the LTC group is meeting bi-weekly for situational updates, information sharing, and reporting updates.
CMS Workgroup
INACTIVE
Behavioral Health Workgroup
The R7 HCC Behavioral Health group meets quarterly to review reports, updates from the R7 staff/Medical Director, and review proposals to go to the Planning Board. These meetings are conducted by conference call on a quarterly basis. Meeting times and locations are posted on the R7 website and are shared via email.
Dialysis Workgroup
The R7 HCC Dialysis group meets monthly to review reports, updates from the R7 staff/Medical Director, and review proposals to go to the Planning Board. These meetings are conducted by conference call on a monthly basis. Meeting times and locations are posted on the R7 website and are shared via email.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dialysis group is meeting monthly for situational updates, information sharing, and reporting updates.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dialysis group is meeting monthly for situational updates, information sharing, and reporting updates.
Exercise Planning Committee
Meets monthly during the months of October through April for Full Scale Exercise Planning. Calendar invites are sent out with conference call information and the date and time. This information can be found on the Region 7 Healthcare Coalition calendar on the website.
RMCC Response
Meetings are conducted for the partners by the RMCC when a real world response is active. Meetings may be weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly, depending on the situation and partner needs. Meetings also may be conducted with individual partner groups or as one meeting for all partners simultaneously. Information about these meetings is shared via calendar invite with all partner groups and when applicable, can be found on the Region 7 website calendar.
R7 Pediatric Champions Workgroup:
INACTIVE
R7 Burn Surge Workgroup:
INACTIVE
R7 PIO Workgroup:
INACTIVE
R7 SPRN Workgroup:
INACTIVE
INACTIVE
R7 Burn Surge Workgroup:
INACTIVE
R7 PIO Workgroup:
INACTIVE
R7 SPRN Workgroup:
INACTIVE
Training
Region 7 partners work collaboratively with the Coalition staff to identify training needs based on work plan requirements and previously identified gaps from drills, exercises, real world events, and previous training sessions. Training is typically offered at no charge to the partners. The HCC staff develop an Annual Training and Education Plan which is reviewed by the Planning Board, Fiduciary, and DEPR BETP for approval. A copy of the current Training and Education Plan can be found both on the Michigan Health Alert Network and the Region 7 Members Only section of the website.
Region 7 HCC offers the following training and education opportunities when available:
Region 7 HCC offers the following training and education opportunities when available:
Exercise
- This section is currently under construction.
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