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Coronavirus Crisis Emergency Response England, as well as emer- They follow Depart ment of
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government to prepare, respond and mass gatherings, such as (HSEEP) with the goal of

recover from public health threats such as the Olympics, Common - exposing weaknesses in exist-
CHARLES FELIX the novel coronavirus (COVID19). One of wealth Games and the ing operation plans to inspire
CAROL FELIX its overarching goals is to help you return upcoming FIFA® 2022 change.
Publishers your facility to operating status as quickly World Cup in Qatar. To address the current

NANCY LAMMIE as possible and then work on solutions to Its mission is to provide Dr. Attila J. Hertelendy health threat to healthcare
Editor maximize financial recovery. the most up-to-date, accu- organizations in South Flor -
“We were formed to specifically address rate, science-based advice ida, Hertelendy says one of the
JUDY GRAMM this health threat as it relates to this pan- on how to prepare for, ways they can help is with
Editorial Manager & Webmaster demic,” says Dr. Attila J. Hertelendy, respond to and recover from any large surge capacity contingency strategies, cri-
President and CEO of Coronavirus Crisis spread virus including COVID-19. They sis communication, emergency operations
JMC GRAPHICS Emergency Response Group. will support the WHO and all national staffing support and planning to maximize
Art/Production “Many of the individuals in our compa- governmental public health agencies and financial recovery post disaster. “We can
lammienancy@aol.com ny are leading experts globally who have all of its clients in providing exceptional work in their EOCs, help them stand up
412-877-5321 responded to previous health crises such professional services during this current EOCs if they don't have that expertise, and
as MERS, SARS, H1N1, and Ebola.” emergency and beyond. provide that support 24/7,” he says.
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Prior to starting the Coronavirus Crisis According to Dr. Hertelendy, the com- The company also offers:
Daniel Casciato Emergency Response Group, Dr. pany’s goal is to help ensure that busi- • Incident response and management
Barbara Fallon Hertelendy worked as an emergency man- nesses and government entities can • Crisis and risk communication
Vanessa Orr agement advisor for industries such as maintain continuity of operations. This • Emergency preparedness
Lois Thomson large oil and petrochemical companies includes preparedness, training, develop- evaluation and exercises
Aramco and SABIC in Saudi Arabia, and ment and exercising of a crisis manage- • Education and training,
foreign governments including the ment plans and helping businesses • Psychosocial and mental health

Ministry of Health in the United Arab recover and return to the new normal support for employees
LOOK FOR OUR Emirates and Qatar, before moving into post COVID-19. They also support busi- Coronavirus Crisis Emergency Re -
healthcare administration, where he led nesses to manage the psychosocial and sponse Group is also helping organizations
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the teams responsible for emergency mental well-being of a traumatic event implement a telehealth strategy. In fact, it
IN MAY departments, ICUs and trauma services such as a pandemic level crisis. recently partnered with a company that is
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Patients with positive test results have received a call from the “This organization was founded to ensure that everyone has
All rights reserved. Reproduction CHI care team informing them and educating them on next steps. access to high quality healthcare regardless of income or insur-
in whole or part without written Patients have access to the online patient portal to enable real time ance status,” said Brodes H. Hartley, Jr. “After hurricane Andrew
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access to their results. CHI tells those positive patients that the we were the first to open our doors to the community, and once
Department of Health (DOH) will also be contacting them as CHI again we were the first in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties to
shares all positive results with the DOH. offer drive through COVID-19 testing during this pandemic.”
Those looking to get tested need to meet the following criteria: CHI has also integrated behavioral health staff into its COVID-19
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