Southeast/Southeast Central Ohio Healthcare Coalition (SEOHC)

The mission of the SEOHC Coalition, an affiliate of COTS, is to create a state of readiness and response by promoting better outcomes through collaboration thus achieving quality healthcare delivery during a crisis.

What is the value of being a member of the SE/SEC Region Ohio Healthcare Coalition? Our Coalition Members improve their disaster readiness.

     COTS aids our partners by providing:

  • Assistance in meeting accreditation standards and CMS emergency preparedness requirements

  • Assistance in meeting Standard 2.2 Hospital Regional Disaster Committee of the American College of Surgeon’s Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Patient; 2022 Standards.  According to the ACS (2022), “All trauma centers must participate in regional disaster / emergency management committees, healthcare coalitions, and regional mass casualty exercises”. Click here for the 2022 Standards

  • Better time management through access to regionally developed and maintained plans and tools

  • Access to a secure cloud-based disaster information management system for information sharing and situational awareness to assist agencies with planning and responding

  • Coordination of planning services that benefit healthcare facilities across our region

  • Facilitation of information-sharing so agencies can make informed decisions    

  •  Access to the COTS Healthcare Incident Liaison (HIL) 24/7 365 to assist with coordination and inter-facility communication during a disaster

Our Coalition Members have access to resources, trainings, and exercises.                    

    Such as:

  • Collaborative exercises (tabletop, full scale)

  • Annual disaster Summit

  • Access to emergency preparedness caches

  • Access to preparedness plans

Our Coalition Members are part of a region-wide emergency response and recovery.

  • The COTS HIL will be a key partner in your organization’s response to and recovery from our next healthcare emergency.

 Our Coalition Members have a voice at the table.

  • Knowing that all emergencies begin locally and organizations will need to manage an emergency with their local partners before regional, state, or federal assets are called upon, the Southeast/Southeast Central Region Coalition was built to include our partners at a local level.

  • Our local county coalitions feed into the Southeast/Southeast Central Ohio Healthcare Coalition.                                               

  • Our coalition is only as strong as the weakest link. We need all agencies/organizations participating and preparing for the next emergency.

  • If your agency doesn't have a seat at the table, your voice and needs won’t be heard and you could be missing out on valuable resources.

  • Organizations can’t do it alone.

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