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COALITION IN ACTION

On March 16-17, 2023, SCRHCC held a Preparedness Conference at University of Tennessee Southern in Pulaski, TN. Day One included speakers: 22Zero Healing the Heroes, 12 Minutes to Disaster-Waverly Flood August 202 - Humphreys County EMA and TN Highland Rim Coalition, and Vulnerable Populations - DHS. Breakout sessions included Mental Health Models and Self Care - Mental Health Strike Team, Domestic Violence - Center of Hope, and Medicaid Fraud - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Day Two consisted of two tracks. Track A included HazMat, Burn, and Cadaver Lab. Track B included Adult Protective Services, Handle with Care, and Incident Command System. Participants included representatives from TEMA, EMA, EMS, Air Medical, Fire and Rescue, Public Health, College EMS Programs, LTCF, and Home Health, HCCs from other regions, among others.

On January 10, 2023, SCRHCC sponsored a Radiation Training and Tabletop Exercise at Maury Regional Medical Center. The Radiation Emergency Training was conducted by the Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) from Department of Energy. This training was followed by a Radiation Tabletop Exercise to test the Coalition's Radiation Emergency Surge Annex. Participants included representatives from TEMA, County EMA, EMS, Hospital, LTCF, Public Health, Dialysis and Home Health Agencies.

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