Medical Surge Capacity and Capability:

A Management System for Integrating Medical and Health Resources During Large-Scale Emergencies

Second Edition

September 2007

This document was prepared under Contract Number 233-03-0028 for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This document represents the best opinion of The CNA Corporation at the time of issue. It does not necessarily represent the opinion of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Forward
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Overview of MSCC, Emergency Management and the Incident Command System
• Chapter 2: Management of Individual Healthcare Assets (Tier 1)
• Chapter 3: Management of the Healthcare Coalition (Tier 2)
• Chapter 4: Jurisdiction Incident Management (Tier 3)
• Chapter 5: Management of State Response and Coordination of Intrastate Jurisdictions (Tier 4)
• Chapter 6: Interstate Regional Management Coordination (Tier 5)
• Chapter 7: Federal Support to State, Tribal, and Jurisdiction Management (Tier 6)
• Chapter 8: Implementation, Training, and System Evaluation
• Appendix A: MSCC Management System Assumptions
• Appendix B: Incident Command System Primer for Public Health and Medical Professionals
• Appendix C: What Is an Incident Action Plan?
• Appendix D: Glossary
• Appendix E: List of Acronyms
• Appendix F: Additional Readings

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