Preparing to deal with natural or man-made disasters is part of CVMC's mission. While, routine emergencies happen daily and are faced by citizens and local emergency services personnel such as fire fighters, police or emergency medical services, addressing disasters on a larger scale requires advance thought and preparation. Should something disastrous happen, we plan to be ready. At CVMC, disaster and emergency management includes overall pre-disaster planning as well as conducting training and exercises for responding to natural and man-caused disasters that can affect the institution or the community at large.
CVMC works along with our partners at the Vermont Association for Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS), Vermont Emergency Management (VEM), Vermont Department of Health (VDH), and the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) to:
In addition to evaluating and planning for emergencies, we participate in at least two disaster drills a year to practice and evaluate our organizational and community response plans.