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<td><h1><a name="h1" id="h1"></a> Hospital Preparedness Exercises</h1>
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<td><div id="centerContent"><p><strong>Public Health Emergency Preparedness</strong></p> <div class="headnote">
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<h2>Guidebook</h2>
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<p>The <em>Hospital Preparedness Exercises Guidebook</em> guidebook is designed to assist hospital preparedness exercise coordinators in planning, conducting, and evaluating exercises. It is meant to accompany the <em><a href="/prep/hospatlas/ ">Hospital Preparedness Exercises Atlas of Resources and Tools</a></em> as a reference for those using the Atlas to plan, conduct, and evaluate hospital preparedness exercises. </p>
<p>Select to download print version (<a href="hospexguide.pdf">PDF File</a>, 1.1 MB; <a href="/pdfhelp.htm">PDF Help</a>).</p>
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<p>Prepared by:<br />
Weill Cornell Medical College<br />
New York, NY</p>
<p>Investigators:<br />
Melissa Cheung, M.P.H.<br />
Anh-Thu Vu, M.S. <br />
Doris R. Varlese, Esq. <br />
Wei Xiong, Ph.D. <br />
Nathaniel Hupert, M.D., M.P.H.<br />
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="hospexack.htm">Acknowledgements</a><br />
<a href="hospexintro.htm">Introduction</a><br />
<a href="hospexintro.htm#Using">Using This Guidebook</a><br />
<strong>Part I: Overview, Requirements, and Guidance</strong> <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospex1.htm">Chapter 1. Overview</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospex2.htm">Chapter 2. Accreditation Requirements</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospex3.htm">Chapter 3. Federal and State/Local Jurisdiction Requirements</a><br />
<strong>Part II: HSEEP Exercise Methodology</strong> <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospex4.htm">Chapter 4. Overview: HSEEP Requirements</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospex5.htm">Chapter 5. Foundation</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospex6.htm">Chapter 6. Design and Development</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospex7.htm">Chapter 7. Conduct</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospex8.htm">Chapter 8. Evaluation</a><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospex9.htm">Chapter 9. Improvement Planning</a><br />
<strong>Part III: Exercise Strategies</strong> <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospex10.htm">Chapter 10. Overview of Exercise Strategies</a><br />
<strong>Appendix. Additional Resources and Tools</strong> <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospexap.htm#Useful">Useful Web Sites</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospexap.htm#Other">Other Useful Resources and Tools</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospexap.htm#Acronyms">Commonly Used Acronyms &amp; Abbreviations</a><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="hospexap.htm#Sources">Sources</a><br /></p>
<p>The <em>Hospital Preparedness Exercises Guidebook</em> was prepared for AHRQ by Weill Cornell Medical College with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response under Contract No. HHSA29020060000181.</p>
<p>The content of this document is intended to provide a resource for hospitals in planning, conducting, and evaluating exercises and should not be construed as representing standards of care or recommendations on how to respond to specific types of incidents. No statement in this document should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.</p>
<p>This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except these copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.</p>
<p class="size2"><em>AHRQ Publication No. 10-0001-2<br />Current as of October 2010</em></p>
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<p class="size2">Cheung M, Vu A-T, Varlese D, Xiong W, Hupert N. <em>Hospital Preparedness Exercises Guidebook</em>. AHRQ Publication No. 10-0001-2, October 2010. Prepared under Contract No. HHSA29020060000181. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/prep/hospexguide/ </p>
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