Mission Statement: To establish and facilitate partnerships
that provide a
framework for disaster readiness and continuity of care for the renal community
Emergency Preparedness of Staff
The dialysis facility must provide appropriate training and orientation
in emergency preparedness to the staff. Staff training must be provided and evaluated
at least annually and include the following:
(i) Ensuring that staff can demonstrate a knowledge of emergency procedures, including
informing patients of?
- What to do;
- Where to go, including instructions for occasions when the geographic area of the
dialysis facility must be evacuated;
- Whom to contact if an emergency occurs while the patient is not in the dialysis
facility. This contact information must include an alternate emergency phone number
for the facility for instances when the dialysis facility is unable to receive phone
calls due to an emergency situation (unless the facility has the ability to forward
calls to a working phone number under such emergency conditions); and
- How to disconnect themselves from the dialysis machine if an emergency occurs
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Network while under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Baltimore, Maryland Contract #HHSM-500-2006-NW007C. The contents presented do not
necessarily reflect CMS policy.