As forest fires devastated the Los Angeles region earlier this year, medical care services and medical resources were rapidly implemented throughout the area, thanks to the appropriate efforts of permanent medical staff and disaster planning by the doctor. Many permanent doctors and medical leaders, including Ramin Davidoff, MD, CEO of the Permanent Federation, could in the shelters who coordinated the response and provide attention or support to the people of the affected communities.
When writing in the review of the Becker Hospital, Dr. Davidoff shared lessons of the 2023 forest fire response that medical leaders can request recovery in Los Angeles and future disaster preparation. The integrated Kaiser structure permanent supports the rapid response and helps relieve the challenges of providing evacuations of the care and facilities closures.
In 2023, Permanent Medical Group of Hawaii The staff played critical roles at the emergency operations center and in the establishment of mobile community clinics sites. This year in Los Angeles, the Permanent Medical Group of South California He was able to deploy doctors, nurses and medical resources within 12 hours, including the defense of pharmacy and behavior health care.
“The doctor’s time is invaluable, and in front of the disaster, this becomes even clearer,” said Dr. Davidoff. “Duration and in the week after environmental health crises, it is vital that doctors are as available as possible to concentrate on what really matters: take care of those in need.”
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Prepare supply chains and prioritize employee welfare
Another key consideration for disaster response raised by Dr. Davidoff is the need to evaluate the supply chain infrastructure and how to respond to interruptions, which can be an impact on the provision of attention in areas not directly Impacted by disasters. He discussed the importance of the National Product Council, the Association for the Management of the Kaiser permanent supply between the health plan and medical groups, which evaluates the products and also guarantees the proper implementation in the systems.
The Council exemplifies the power of Kaiser Permanent’s Medical leadership Model, which provides the opportunity to practice doctors to shape the culture, strategy and operations of the organization, such as how to take care of patients with disasters of the need.
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Finally, Dr. Davidoff raised the importance of medical leaders who prioritize the health and well -being of first -line medical workers, including access to disasters of the protection team. Hi, they also shared Kaiser assistance and permanent welfare programs and programs available after disaster and throughout the year.
“The better we take care of doctors and other doctors, the better they can take care of the most needy,” wrote Dr. Davidoff.
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