CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners.
As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
i
Emergency water supply planning guide for hospitals and health care facilities
-
2019
Details:
-
Corporate Authors:
-
Description:cdc:5958
In order to maintain daily operations and patient care services, healthcare facilities need to develop an Emergency Water Supply Plan (EWSP) to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a total or partial interruption of the facility’s normal water supply. Water supply interruption can be caused by several types of events such as a natural disaster, a failure of the community water system, construction damage, or even an act of terrorism. Because water supplies can and do fail, it is imperative to understand and address how patient safety, quality of care, and the operations of your facility will be impacted.
Below are a few examples of critical water usage in a healthcare facility that could be impacted by a water interruption or outage. They are divided into two categories developed by the Standards of the Joint Commission (Standard EM.02.02.09) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions for Participation/Conditions for Coverage (42 CFR 482.41), which require hospitals to address the provision of water as part of
the facility’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) under Standard EM.02.02.09. Standard EM.02.02.09 requires hospitals to identify alternative means of providing water needed for consumption and essential care activities, and water needed for equipment and sanitary purposes.
Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American Water Works Association. Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2012. Updated 2019.
CS302124-C
emergency-water-supply-planning-guide-2019-508.pdf
-
Content Notes:1. Abbreviations and Acronyms. -- 2. Executive Summary. -- 3. Introduction -- 4. Overview of Plan Development Process -- 5. Step 1: Assemble the facility’s EWSP team and the necessary background documents -- 6. Step 2: Understand water usage through a water use audit -- 7. Step 3: Analyze your emergency water supply alternatives -- 8. Step 4: Develop and exercise your EWSP -- 9. Conclusion -- 10. References -- 11. Bibliography -- 12. Appendices -- Appendix A: Case Studies -- Appendix B: Example Plan -- Appendix C: Loss-of-Water-Scenario -- Appendix D: Example Water Use Audit Forms 1 and 2 -- Appendix E: Portable Water Flow Meters -- Appendix F: Dialysis Considerations -- Appendix G: Explanations of Figures for Accessibility -- Appendix H: Acknowledgments.
-
Subjects:
-
Document Type:
-
Place as Subject:
-
Pages in Document:67 numbered pages
-
Collection(s):
-
Main Document Checksum:
-
Download URL:
-
File Type:
[PDF-6.22 MB]
