Emergency Management is a vital part of the NMDHB strategy to ensure that the healthcare facilities and services provided by the District Health Board, in a disaster or unplanned event, will respond and recover effectively.
As a critical service, community healthcare facilities and services need to have defined, documented and practiced emergency response plans (including service continuity plans) to effectively manage these situations.
The Emergency Management team work throughout the NMDHB district with hospital staff through to community healthcare providers. The NMDHB also works closely with other agencies such as local Civil Defence Emergency management groups, Police, Fire and Ambulance and other groups in response planning, to provide for better resilient communities.
In an Emergency
Dial 111 – and ask for an Ambulance
Accidents and Emergencies
NMDHB provides a 24-hour clinically-integrated Emergency Department (ED) for emergency and acute presentations. This is part of a secure pathway from initial assessment to admission at the appropriate facility for definitive care.
(Nelson Hospital staff during a mass casualty exercise)
|