Ensuring Veteran care during crisis through lifesaving exercises  

(Source – news.va.gov)

Each year, VHA’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) conducts disaster-related exercises throughout the nation at strategic hubs, known as Federal Coordinating Centers (FCC), intended for receiving and coordinating patient care. The exercises provide VA staff and partner agencies the opportunity to achieve and sustain a high-level of readiness for major incidents. Additionally, it is an opportunity to exercise VA’s Fourth Mission, a statutory requirement to improve national preparedness for incidents, such as pandemics and hurricanes, involving a public health crisis and the need to transport patients. Continue reading here…

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