Table 3.

Comparison of hospital preparedness between MMRS and non-MMRS

Items	MMRS N = 24 Yes (%)	Non-MMRS N = 94 Yes (%)
Have developed job action sheets or role cards for all personnel involved in disaster response∗	66.7	37.5
Have dedicated decontamination facility∗	93.3	62.5
Have conducted disaster exercise using decontamination facility within the past 6 months∗	85.7	53.8
Have determined an alternate location for the hospital disaster control command center∗	80.0	50.0
Disaster plan includes a procedure for moving contaminated vehicles, which come into the property to an isolated location∗	33.3	10.3
Media area has been located so as not to be in close proximity to the emergency department, command center, and waiting areas for relatives, family, and friends∗	100.0	70.5
Arrangements have been made withother health care facilities for the relocation of patients should the facility be unable to support patient care∗	100.0	69.2
Pharmaceutical plan makes provision for prophylaxis of:
Caregiving staff†	93.3	39.5
First responders†	80.0	28.9
Their immediate family†	60.0	14.5
Pharmaceutical plan identifies pharmaceutical warehouses within the local area†	93.3	39.5
Pharmaceutical plan outlines how pharmaceuticals can be procured, transported, and delivered to the facility within a secure environment†	80.0	40.3
Disaster plan addresses stockpiling antibiotics and supplies†	80.0	35.8
Hospital participates in community or regional pharmaceutical stockpile†	73.3	26.3
A regional disaster plan is being developed‡	85.7	44.2
Hospital has MOA with the following to accept patients who can be discharged early during a disaster:
Nursing facilities	8.3	38.3
Rehabilitation facilities	33.3	8.5
Psychiatric facilities	29.2	5.3
Laboratory staff is certified for packaging and shipping infectious substances‡	78.6	32.9

MMRS, Metropolitan Medical Response System.

P values are based χ² test statistics.

^∗P < .05;

^†P < .001;

^‡P < .01.