(Approved by GMEC June 21, 2007)
A disaster is an event or set of events that causes significant alteration or interruption to one or more programs.
1. The Plan - The Disaster Plan is designed to cover unanticipated and anticipated disasters that result in partial or complete loss of training facilities. In the case of anticipated disasters (e.g., hurricanes) the House Officer is expected to follow the rules in effect for the training site to which they are currently assigned (e.g., Code Gray at UMCNO). In the immediate aftermath, the House Officer is expected to attend to personal and family safety and then render humanitarian assistance where possible (e.g., temporary medical facilities). In the case of anticipated disasters, House Officers who are not 'essential employees" and are not included in a clinical site's emergency staffing plans should secure their property and evacuate, should the order come. If a House Officer has questions about his/her status, he/she should contact the Program Director before the disaster. House Officers displaced out of town will contact their Program Director as soon as communications become available. In most cases, temporary residency offices will be established at participating site hospitals (Our Lady of the Lake-Baton Rouge, UHC-Lafayette, and Chabert-Houma) soon after the disaster and House Officers who have not been able to contact their program can report there for instructions. In addition to the resources listed below, House Officers are directed to the ACGME web site http://www.acgme.org/ for important announcements and guidance. The ACGME, Program Directors and DIO will work closely together to assure as smooth a response as practical and to assist House Officers in their needs.
2. All LSUHSC employees are governed by the "Policy on Weather Related Emergency Procedures for LSUHSC-New Orleans (CM-51)." (https://www.lsuhsc.edu/administration/cm/cm-51.pdf) The House Officer is expected to be familiar with this policy, especially the following:
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