Emergency Management for Healthcare Leaders: Navigating Crisis from Chaos to Control [Paperback]

Preface. Foreword. About the Authors. Acknowledgements. Contributor Bios. Chapter 1: The Call. Chapter 2: The Imperative of Emergency Management in Healthcare. Chapter 3: Foundations of Healthcare Emergency Management. Chapter 4: Selecting an Emergency Manager for Your Organization. Chapter 5: Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification. Chapter 6: Preparedness Planning. Chapter 7: Crisis Communication Strategies for Healthcare Leaders. Chapter 8: Resource Allocation and Management for Healthcare Facilities. Chapter 9: Recovery and Resilience in Healthcare Emergency Management. Chapter 10: Leveraging Emergency Management to Influence Other Hospital Programs. Chapter 11: Case Studies for Healthcare Emergency Management. Chapter 12: The Road Ahead: Sustainable Healthcare Emergency Management and Emerging Trends. Chapter 13: Conclusion and Call to Action. Chapter 14: Additional Resources and References

The modern healthcare landscape is rife with an array of potential emergencies, from natural disasters to public health crises, cybersecurity threats to mass casualty incidents.

Kimberly Bailey holds a masters degree in emergency management and Homeland Security from Arizona State University and a bachelors degree in English. She is a South Carolina State Certified Emergency Manager and a Certified Emergency Management Accreditation Program Assessor/Accreditation Manager, among other certifications, including former Nationally Registered Paramedic and Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator. Currently, Kimberly serves as the System Executive Director of Emergency Management for the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health System. MUSC HlóP