When a disaster hits a community or a region, the entire healthcare system will be impacted and will have to respond. All healthcare organizations, from the largest hospital to a small community health center, will need to work together in a coordinated fashion to effectively respond to the disaster and work towards recovery. Planning and training together saves lives.

The Vermont Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Coalition Membership aims to include all healthcare partners within the state including, but not limited to:

• Ambulatory Surgery Center       

• Assisted Living/Long Term Care

• Behavioral Health

• Dialysis

• Emergency Communication Centers

• Emergency Management

• Emergency Medical Services

• Fire Departments

• Home Health Hospice

• Hospital- Acute Care

• Hospital- Non-Acute Care

• Law Enforcement

• Outpatient Medical Services

• Public Health/Environmental Health

• Other partnership organizations