- Building relationships and partnerships
- Facilitating communication, information and resource sharing
- Promoting situation awareness among coalition members
- Coordinating training, drills and exercises
- Strengthening medical surge capacity and capabilities
- Assisting emergency management and Emergency Support
- Function (ESF) #8 partners
- Maximizing movement and utilization of existing resource
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Western Wyoming Healthcare Coalition is to promote and to enhance the emergency preparedness and response capabilities of healthcare entities through:
PURPOSE OF THE WWHCC
The purpose of the Western Wyoming HCC is to bring together a multi agency and multidisciplinary group of entities and individuals working together to promote, consolidate and collaborate in a unified response to emergencies affecting the region. The HCC will enhance the region’s ability to achieve emergency preparedness capabilities recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Achieving the emergency preparedness capabilities will give Wyoming health and medical partners the opportunity to continue developing and implementing a statewide strategic vision for health sector preparedness.
WHO SHOULD BE A MEMBER OF WWHCC?
Hospitals
Fire Departments
Emergency Medical Services
Mental Health Providers
Long‐term Care Facilities
Public Health
Emergency Management
Nursing Facilities
Law Enforcement
Businesses
Community Organizations