Hospital Readiness Assessment Domains & Capabilities

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Our comprehensive Special Pathogen Operational Readiness Assessment for Hospitals covers 13 domains and 34 capabilities. Along with the assessment, we can provide training and resources to help your team advance its readiness for special pathogen events.

Physical Infrastructure Domain

  • P1. About the Facility Clinical Care Capability
  • P2. About the Isolation Rooms

Environment and Infection Control Domain

  • IC1. Critical Operating Systems Capability
  • IC2. Cleaning and Disinfection Capability

Personal Protective Equipment Domain

  • PPE. Acquisition and Inventory Management Capability
  • PPE. PPE Utilization Capability
  • PPE. Donning and Doffing Space Capability
  • PPE. VHF: Trained Observer Capability

Training & Exercises Domain

  • TE1. Orientation and Onboarding Capability
  • TE2. Special Pathogen Response Team Training and Education Capability
  • TE3. Just-In-Time Training Capability
  • TE4. Exercises Capability

Emergency Management Domain

  • EM1. Emergency Management Capability

Pre-Hospital Domain

  • PrH1. Internal Processes Capability
  • PrH2. External processes Capability

Intake and Internal Transport Domain

  • IIT1. Identify Capability
  • IIT2. Isolate Capability
  • IIT3. Inform Capability
  • IIT4. Internal Transport Capability

Treatment and Care Domain

  • Tx1. Adult Care Capability
  • Tx2. Labor and Delivery Care Capability
  • Tx3. Neonatal Care Capability
  • Tx4. Pediatric Care Capability

Personnel Management Domain

  • PM1. Staffing Capability
  • PM2. Occupational Health Capability

Laboratory Domain

  • L1. Testing and Biosafety Capability
  • L2. Specimen Collection, Handling, Storage and Transport Capability

Waste Management Domain

  • WM1. Identification and Management of Special Pathogen Waste Capability
  • WM2. Storage of Special Pathogen Waste Capability
  • WM3. Transport of Special Pathogen Waste Capability
  • WM4. Onsite inactivation of Category A Infectious Substance Capability

Decedent Management Domain

  • DEC1. Internal Processes Capability
  • DEC2. External Processes Capability

Research Domain

  • Investigational Therapeutics Capability

Definitions

NETEC Domains: Organizational categories that special pathogen preparedness programs should consider when preparing for response to special pathogen events.

Capabilities: The core components domains are comprised of that focus on critical operational elements for special pathogen preparedness and response.