
Disaster Planning
The Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster
Response has been the leader of a number of emergency planning ini-
tiatives within YNHHS, the State of Connecticut, the Northeast, the
nation, and the international community.
Disaster Planning: YNHHS
Within the YNHHS, the Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster
Response has implemented a Hospital Emergency Incident Command
System (HEICS) at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Bridgeport Hospital, and
Greenwich Hospital. The HEICS establishes an organizational structure
that is used to command, control, and coordinate emergency response
efforts during a disaster (Figure 3-3). ...