Create an Emergency
Operations Center (EOC)
•Moves emergency out of emergency department
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•EOC serves as central command post during an emergency
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•Provides a designated, central location for:
–Communications
–Decision making
–Internal/external activity
Speaking Points
•The main reason for creating an Emergency Operations Center is to move the emergency out of the parts of the hospital where medical care is being provided
•The Emergency Operations Center serves as central command post during an emergency – a centralized place that is strategically located, everyone knows where it is
•Creating an Emergency Operations Center provides a designated, central location, promoting ease of communication and decision making