Welcome to the Connecticut Health Care Coalition Newsletter
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Connecticut Health Care Coalition (CT HCC) is to promote collaboration, education, and joint exercises during the planning and preparedness phases of emergency management. During real-world operations, the mission of the CT HCC is to help identify resources at the state and sub-state levels, and to collect, analyze, validate, and disseminate essential elements of information (EEIs) to partner agencies.
Coalition Updates
Supply Chain Integrity Assessment OPEN
The Connecticut Health Care Coalition is conducting a Supply Chain Integrity and Resource Assessment. This assessment gathers information on supply chains for key equipment and supplies that support preparedness and response, while also identifying healthcare resources and services available at the coalition level, including those that your organization owns or operates and can make available to coalition members during an emergency.
Please take the Supply Chain Integrity and Resource Assessment Survey by April 1, 2025. If you are unable to complete the survey by this date and need more time, please let us know. This survey should be completed by someone in your organization who is responsible for supply chain management and/or procurement. If you are not the right person at your facility/network, please forward the survey link to the correct person. We have heard from partners that this survey may take about one hour of your time.
Please only fill out the questions that your facility feels comfortable and secure in sharing. Please skip all questions that are not applicable to you or that you are unable to complete.
CT HCC Staff will compile this information and share the results with coalition members. Supply Chain Integrity and Resource Assessment Dashboards summarizing these results will be sent to all CT HCC members and posted on the CT HCC website by April 15, 2025.
Four Plans Approved at February Bimonthly Meeting
Four plans were approved by voting members during our February Bimonthly Meeting. You can access them below:
Coalition plans and annexes are only available to logged-in users. Log in or create an account HERE.
News and Info
Final Feature: NHCPC Takeaways
Each year, the CT HCC is honored to attend the National Health Care Coalition Preparedness Conference (NHCPC). This year, coalition staff were joined by multiple partners, including five members who were sponsored in their attendance via a coalition scholarship. To ensure that the full coalition can benefit from these conferences, we've asked sponsored attendees to provide some lessons they learned from educational sessions. Paul Rabeuf, Public Safety and Emergency Management Program Manager at Hartford HealthCare, was one of those sponsored members. Paul shares his thoughts below:
I attended two presentations on healthcare coalitions from two different states, both operate differently from Connecticut. So, I took what I felt could be introduced to CT, making our CT HCC operational. One presentation highlighted a coalition's role in a Mass Casualty Event, supporting acute care hospitals with family reunification using technology like web-based platforms and Google phone. This approach reduced paperwork and improved communication and information sharing.
In discussions with colleagues from other states, many coalitions adopted capabilities to address regional/statewide gaps. I connected with emergency managers from Hartford HealthCare, Yale, Trinity, CCMC, and Nuvance, who identified Family Assistance and Family Reunification as key gaps.
Further conversations with CT DPH, MRC, and ALL Clear influenced strategic goals and mission sets. The Millstone exercise in Region Four by DEMHS also highlighted Family Assistance and Reunification as areas needing improvement.
Family Assistance Center Plans exist for Regions One, Two, Four, and Five but require annual review, updates, and testing. The new grant year offers an opportunity to align funding with MRC mission sets, focusing on family assistance and reunification to support communities statewide and address identified gaps. My hope is our CT HCC will adopt family assistance and family reunification during next fiscal year, using funding to support these areas of improvement.
Partner Trainings and Exercises
Each month, the CT HCC spreads the word about our partners' emergency preparedness trainings, exercises, and other training opportunities in and around the state of Connecticut. You can view the calendar of partner events, event flyers, and other details below. If you would like to add your organization's event to the calendar and the newsletter, please contact the Readiness and Response Coordinator.
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Healthcare Integrated Decontamination and Incident Response Training (HIDIRT)
The Healthcare Integrated Decontamination and Incident Response Training is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively respond to decontamination scenarios in a hospital setting. The course encompasses various modules covering decontamination basics, incident command systems, decontamination techniques, detection
and identification, personal protective equipment, and practical application through realistic scenarios.
When: April 17 & 18, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Where: 9 Farm Springs Road Farmington, CT
The May offering is officially full, and there are only a few seats left for the April offering! Please email your hospital's two attendees' names, emails, mobile numbers, and course dates to coordinator@cthcc.org. Paul Rabeuf will then send a registration link.
New! Operation Team ICS (OPTICS): An Incident Command System Training for Connecticut Public Health Professionals
- Register on Train Connecticut.
- Enroll in the web-based training for ICS Training for CT Public Health Professionals. Course ID: 1125663.
- Complete the post-test to receive a certificate of completion.
- Questions: For login questions, please visit https://www.train.org/connecticut/u/train-help. For questions about this training, please email dph.phep@ct.gov.
Pediatric Emergency Preparedness Training Seminar
The Capital District Health Emergency Preparedness Coalition presents the Pediatric Emergency Preparedness Training Seminar to be held Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET.
This one-day emergency preparedness seminar will provide a broad overview of potential care needs for the pediatric patient involved in an emergency/disaster situation. The seminar will include information for medical, trauma, and safety response specific to the most vulnerable population in any emergency—children. Topics will include:
- Pediatric Decontamination
- Safe Infant Feeding in Emergencies
- PsySTART Mental Health Triage System
- Human Trafficking
- Pediatric Trauma
- Ethics and Disaster Response
Participants must register for either the in-person or virtual session. Registration and cancelation can be managed through the NYSDOH Learning Management System at www.nylearnsph.com. Please email any questions to lstebbins@glensfallshosp.org .
CT LTC-MAP Annual Emergency Management Conference and Tabletop Exercise
The 2025 CT LTC-MAP Annual Emergency Management Conference and Tabletop Exercise is coming up in early summer!
Choose a convenient location to attend:
- Tuesday, May 20, 2025 – Chrysalis Center, Hartford CT
- Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – Avalon Health Center at StoneRidge, Mystic, CT
- Thursday, May 22, 2025 – CHA, Wallingford, CT
TEEX Courses are Coming to Connecticut!
The following courses will be offered through via TEEX in Connecticut in the coming months:
| Training Name | Location | Date |
| MGT904: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents | Andover, CT | April 8-10, 2025 |
| MGT452: Physical and Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure | Middletown, CT | June 10, 2025 |
| MGT348: Medical Preparedness and Response for Bombing Incidents | Danbury, CT | September 3-4, 2025 |
| MGT439: Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness | New Britain, CT | October 30-31, 2025 |
| MGT319: Medical Countermeasures: Point of Dispensing (POD), Planning and Response | Torrington, CT | December 2-3, 2025 |
DEMHS Course List
The following courses will be offered through the CT Department of Emergency Services and Public Education (DEMHS) in the coming months:
| Training Name | Location | Date |
| Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview | Virtual | April 22, 2025 |
| Amateur (Ham) Radio | Virtual | May 7 2025 |
For more information about these courses or to register for a course, please visit the DEMHS training website.
All Clear Emergency Management Group has the following upcoming free webinars:
Contact Us
Email your coalition coordinators at Coordinator@CTHCC.org with questions, comments, or to assist you with any of your preparedness needs.