Arizona Coalition for Healthcare Emergency Response (AzCHER) 2023 Medical Surge and Response Exercise (MRSE)

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired in 2022 by the Arizona Coalition for Healthcare Emergency Response (AzCHER) to conduct a statewide functional exercise in May 2023, including after action activities. The goal of the exercise was to meet requirements set forth in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Strategic…

Arizona Coalition for Healthcare Emergency Response (AzCHER) 2023 – Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) Workshop Series

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired in 2022 by the Arizona Coalition for Healthcare Emergency Response (AzCHER), in association with the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA), to develop and conduct four, regional Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) Workshops, including post workshop follow-up activities. The workshops were held in March and April 2023. NEED:…

Developing and Leading an Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Training Workshop for Arizona Alliance of Community Health Centers (AACHC).

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired to develop and facilitate four training sessions for an all-day emergency preparedness training symposium for AACHC’s community health center members. Based on CCS’s expertise on varied emergency preparedness topics, the CCS team was able to develop and facilitate training in the four specific areas. NEED: In the fall…

Business Impact Analysis and Business Continuity Plan for Mercy Corps, US Headquarters.

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services was hired to conduct an agency-wide business impact analysis (BIA) and corresponding business continuity plan (BCP) for Mercy Corps Headquarters in Portland, Oregon. NEED: In October of 2017, a 25-member Mercy Corps team participated in a brainstorm session to discuss Mercy Corps’ preparedness for a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake. The group…