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July 29, 2015

The Responder: Click the yellow EM triangle

HEMBC is thrilled to announce that the yellow Emergency Management triangle has arrived at VCH! This is a one-stop-shop for information about hospital colour codes, the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and Health Incident Command System (HICS), as well as personal preparedness tips and more!

Staff members and physicians at VCH sites no longer need to search VCH Connect for information about emergency preparedness (EP); this simple yellow triangle icon will take you to all the most up-to-date EP material.

Click on the Yellow EM Triangle to locate emergency information and plans for your site.

Click on the Yellow EM Triangle to locate emergency information and plans for your site.

Providence Health Care has been using the yellow triangle as their portal to PHC’s emergency preparedness plan for about a decade. It has proven to be an effective and efficient way to ensure all staff has easy access to emergency plans.

The newsletter

Read this month’s The Responder – Health Emergency Management (HEM) to find out more. Current and past editions of Health Emergency Management BC’s The Responder newsletter can be accessed here.

More information

For more information on emergency procedures please visit the Emergency Preparedness Program page on PHC Connect or the Health Emergency Management BC intranet page on VCH Connect.

For more information contact: Julie Kaplan, health emergency management coordinator, Health Emergency Management BC

  1. Patricia Aplas

    Do you have a contact for the above kit or where we can purchace it, Does VCH have buying power to recieve discounts on these products, I know my staff would be interested in a group purchase.
    Thank you
    Patricia Aplas rn

    August 4, 2015

    • Karson Wong

      Hi Patricia,

      HEMBC does regularly work with local emergency supplies vendors to get special discounts for PHC and VCH staff. A list of possible vendors is available on our VCH Connect intranet page under the Personal Emergency Preparedness – Emergency Supply Kits page. This section also contains valuable information on on how to develop a family emergency plan and how to prepare your home for an earthquake. Click on the yellow EM triangle to find this page.

      Note: We are currently working with vendors to secure discounts that will be available for the month of October; just in time for the ShakeOut BC drill. More details about this will be published in VCH News and on our website very soon.

      Cheers
      Karson Wong
      Health Emergency Management BC

      August 5, 2015