Emergency Readiness
Closed or Closing Facilities due to Emergencies
Please notify the Network if you will be closing. If your facility is closed,
you must notify the Network on a daily basis of the status.
ESRD Facilities & Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency Annual Update Notification
Annual Update Form (Word 93-2007 Version)
Annual Update Form (PDF)
Document of Understanding: Disaster Preparedness & Response for ESRD Community (Word)
Patient Emergency Identification Card (Download PDF Form)
Clamp and Cut or Clamp and Cap Procedures - PDF (English Version) (Spanish Version)
ESRD Patient Emergency Preparedness
(Information extracted from KCER Coalition document)
ESRD Network
Disaster Patient Activity Report (DPAR)
To be used by facilities treating patients as a result of the disaster. A DPAR
should be submitted to Network 18 at Day 5 post disaster and then twice weekly
on Tuesday and Friday.
QI Manual Excerpts on Emergency Readiness:
- Network 18 Roles and Responsibilities
- Getting Medical Care and Prescription Drugs in a Disaster and Emergency Area (CMS Publication No. 11377. Revised Sept. 2008)
- Dialysis Patient Emergency Preparedness: Survival Instructions (English)
- Dialysis Patient Emergency Preparedness: Survival Instructions (Spanish)
- Network 18 Facilities with Back-up Generators
- American Red Cross: Shelter in Place Fact (Dec. 06 date sheet)
American Kidney Fund Providing Disaster Relief to California Dialysis Patients
(Press Release)
Call American Kidney
Fund’s Patient Services Department at 800-638-8299. Patients may receive help
for transportation to
treatment, replacement of lost medications, food
and shelter assistance and
replacement of household necessities.
Coping with a Disaster or
Traumatic Event - Trauma and Disaster Mental Health Resources
CDC Website
Dialysis Facility Directory
(PDF)
Transplant Facility
Directory (PDF)
Preparing for
Emergencies - A Guide for People on Dialysis (PDF) / in
Spanish
(Pub. #CMS-10150 / Pub.
#CMS-10150-S)
For hard copies (Spanish or English) fax your
request to (410) 786-1905, attention CMS Publications. Be sure to include your
name, address, publication name and number of booklets needed in Spanish and/or
English.
Emergency
Preparedness for Dialysis Facilities (PDF)
(CMS Publication, 143 pages)
Dialysis
Treatment During Disasters: Patient Opportunities and Responsibilities in
Emergency Planning
KidneyTimes.com Article
Key Information To Have On Hand To Help Individuals With
Kidney Failure
During An Emergency or Disaster (PDF)
(information provided by the
Kidney Community
Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition)
AAKP My Health ™ is a location on
www.aakp.org for patients to keep and
retrieve information at any location and is invaluable in a disaster.
Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis (CMS) is
available for download in English and Spanish at
www.medicare.gov/dialysis.
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Networks are under contract with
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide assistance
locating a dialysis facility, transplant assistance, or needed supplies and
services .The ESRD Networks are also responsible for assisting federal,
state, and local emergency personnel and coordinating national response
efforts when needed. While any ESRD Network can assist you, the ESRD Network
that provides services in your state is most familiar with the services
available and facility locations. For a listing of all 18 ESRD Networks, the
states where they provide services, and their toll free number, visit
www.esrdnetworks.org.
Dialysis Services
If you are trying to locate a facility to obtain dialysis services
and the regular treating facility does not have back-up arrangements in
place, in addition to the ESRD Networks, you can call any of the following
provider organizations for help. If you previously received care in a
facility that is part of a particular organization, it is best to call that
organization’s number, as they can more easily get information from your
electronic medical record. However, any of these organizations will help
you, even if your facility was not part of one of the corporations listed.
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DaVita |
1.800.400.8331 |
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FMCNA |
1.800.626.1297 |
| |
San
Diego Patients Call: 858-627-3500 |
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DCI |
1.800.969.4438 |
Status of Impacted Facilities
For an on-line listing of the “open” and “closed” status of
facilities in an impacted area, the services they provide, and a map to
assist in locating the nearest facility, visit
www.dialysisunits.com.
Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition
In the event of a disaster, call 1-888-33KIDNEY (1-888-335-4363)
or log on to www.kidney.org for
information on how to obtain the service or assistance you need.
Transplant Assistance
For assistance related to a transplant kidney, contact the United
Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) (patient services) at 1.888.600.2662.
Patient Assistance
Individuals or social workers (on behalf of an individual) can find
information on available supplies, equipment, food, funding, etc. at
www.kidneyfund.org or
1.800.638.8299.
Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES)
Map (Find your region)
OES Inland Region South
2550 Mariposa Mall, Room 181
Fresno, CA 93721
(209) 445-5672, Fax: (209) 445-5987
OES Southern Region
4671 Liberty Avenue
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
(562) 795-2900, Fax: (562) 795-2877
County Offices of Emergency Services
American Red Cross
Dialysis Facility Disaster Plan Template
(PDF)
Dialysis
Patient Emergency Planning Needs Assessment Questionnaire (PDF) / in
Spanish
LA-DEEP Coalition
Emergency
Preparedness Checklist (PDF)
Los Angeles Office of Emergency Management
Emergency Preparedness & Response Project with Innovative Dialysis Systems,
Inc. (PDF)
Project Summary
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Four Keys To
Being Prepared For A Disaster (PDF)
Created by the Facility Operations Committee National Disaster Planning
Coalition
Ready
(PDF of slide format)
Emergency Preparedness instructions
Earthquakes
Earthquake Country Alliance - Earthquake Readiness Campaign
Visit Dare to
Prepare (earthquakecountryinfo.org) / in
Spanish (terremotos.org)
Earthquake Country Alliance website
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country
- Publication / in
Spanish
Visit the Links page for more Emergency
Preparedness and Response Resources
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