The Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) plays a vital role in providing the funding that hospitals need to prepare themselves to respond in emergencies. These preparedness activities have strengthened the capabilities of hospitals throughout the country to support events that require special resources and respond to floods, hurricanes, wildfires, infrastructure collapse.

		Hurricane Sandy in New York October 2012 October 29, 2013, the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy struck New York City and its impacts were felt throught the healthcare system. Because of the funding and guidance that it received from HPP, New York’s healthcare system was able care for patients more safely and effectively before, during and after the storm.  Learn More >>
		Texas’ Emergency Medical Task Force Program October 2012 Wildfires tore across Texas in the late spring and summer of 2012, scorching tens of thousands of acres and forcing residents to evacuate rapidly. Firefighters battling the wildfires needed medical attention. The situation could have been overwhelming, but Texans put their newest emergency response resource into action—multi-patient vehicles, more commonly known as ambuses.  Learn More >>
		Tornadoes in Kentucky March 2012 On March 2nd, 2012, numerous tornadoes swept across eastern Kentucky. There were disasters declared in 12 counties. There were 23 fatalities and more than 200 injuries. In West Liberty (Morgan County), the critical access hospital, Morgan County ARH (Appalachian Regional Healthcare), was severely damaged by the tornadoes. Learn More >>
		Hurricane Irene August 2011 Hurricane Irene brought flooding, widespread power outages and other challenges to many parts of the mid-Atlantic region through New England. HPP funding, training, coalition building and communications assets helped to prepare many healthcare facilities and state emergency response organizations to handle the public health concerns that came with the hurricane. Learn More >>
		Tornadoes in Joplin, MO May 2011 HPP-supported planning, training, equipment, communications support, mental health resources, and a Mobile Medical Unit were used in support of the response to the tornadoes that devastated Joplin, MO.  Learn More >>
		Hawaii Tsunami March 2011 HPP funded preparedness efforts enhanced Hawaii’s response to the potential tsunami by working closely with state agencies to create a strong and effective healthcare coalition. Learn More >>
		Missouri Winter Storms January and February 2011 The HPP-funded HAvBED system was activated to determine the number of hospital beds available and to collect other data in support of the medical response to the storms.  Learn More >>
		2011 Oklahoma Tornadoes HPP funding allowed  hospitals affected by the tornadoes to utilize shelter-in-place during the storms along with interoperable communications in places the power was cut off. Learn More >>
		2011 Mississippi Flooding Mississippi drew on HPP-funded surge plans and resources after the Mississippi River flooded the 100-year flood plain destroying major roads, homes, businesses and natural resources.  Learn More >>
		2011 Tennessee Tornadoes and Floods ASPR-Funded HAvBED System gave the hospitals the capability to communicate to multiple emergency responders, other hospitals, and provide bed availability updates at least every hour during the floods and tornadoes.  Learn More >>
		Middle Tennessee Flood May 2010 Resources, services, plans and systems developed and sustained with Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) grants were critical to the Middle Tennessee Flood response of May 2010. Learn More>>
		Rhode Island Flooding March 2010 Rhode Island used Hospital Preparedness Program funds to purchase interoperable communication equipment that  proved critical in managing the health impacts of the 2010 floods. Learn More >>
		Fort Hood Incident November 2009 In central Texas, HPP funded preparedness efforts enhanced the regional hospitals’ response during the November, 2009 Fort Hood shooting incident. Learn More >>
		Heavy Rains in Kentucky June 2009 Structural damage occurred in two hospital operating rooms during heavy rains in Kentucky. HPP worked with the hospital to rapidly deploy equipment that mitigated the effects of the incident. Learn More >>
		North Dakota Flooding March 2009 HPP funded evacuation plans were used to move 263 patients from 4 hospitals to 37 receiving hospitals located in North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Learn More >>
		Presidential Inauguration January 2009 HPP funded evacVirginia Hospitals and the Regional Hospital Coordinating Center (RHCC) activated healthcare system incident command systems during the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. Learn More >>
		Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Louisiana September 2008 HPP funding supported mobile units that were deployed following hurricanes Gustav and Ike and were used to alleviate stress on local emergency rooms in Lafayette, Abbeville, Erath, Delcambre and Thibodaux. Learn More >>
		Hurricane Ike in Texas September 2008 HPP funds have allowed Texas to establish a statewide system for tracking available hospital beds, which was a critical resource during the hurricane response. Learn More >>
		Southern California Wildfires November 2007 HPP funds were used to purchase equipment that was used to mitigate smoke entering the facility by blowing smoke away from the entrances of the Placentia-Linda Hospital. Learn More >>
		Minnesota Bridge Collapse August 2007 HPP funded technologies to improve emergency communications and hospital bed tracking. Learn More >>