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Healthcare Coalitions (HCC) are promoted as a method to prepare for and respond to incidents among diverse health care organizations within a geographic region.
Who We Are
The St. Louis Regional Healthcare Coalition( StLRHCC) is comprised of three regional chapters that are each made up of key partners from across the St. Louis Region, including hospitals, emergency medical services, emergency management, public health, behavioral health, and ancillary health care providers.
The StLRHCC is coordinated through the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). HPP is a cooperative agreement administered by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response’s (ASPR) National Healthcare Preparedness Programs (NHPP) Branch. The HPP provides regional health care readiness, promotes a consistent regional focus to improve patient outcomes during emergencies, and enables rapid health care service resilience and recovery.
- Plan, Train, Exercise to strengthen community resiliency, surge capacity, and response capabilities.
- Collaborate to prevent, mitigate, prepare, respond, and recover from disasters.
- Coordinate with Coalition partners on projects that will increase StLRHCC’s readiness capabilities.
- Foster Communication between local, regional, and statewide partners to enhance community preparedness.
- “We are working to enhance coordination and promote health care emergency preparedness and response activities for coalition partners throughout St. Louis and the state of Missouri.”
Missouri Region C encompasses Pike County, Lincoln County, Warren County, St. Charles County, Franklin County, Jefferson County, Washington County, St. Francois County, St. Louis County, and the City of St. Louis.
For planning purposes, the StLRHCC also includes three counties in Illinois Region 4: Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe. Although these Illinois counties do not share Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) grant funds with Missouri, they are still an integral part of the region’s planning initiatives and activities and are considered a part of the coalition.
- 59 of the 148 hospitals in MO are in the St. Louis Coalition
- Including 2 of the 3 Missouri pediatric hospitals 16
- 2,263,994 total population as of 2020
9 Counties + City of St Louis
59 Hospitals & 10 Health Departments
The St. Louis Regional Health Care Coalition (StLRHCC) includes a diverse membership to ensure a successful whole community response. If segments of the community are unprepared or not engaged, there is a greater risk that the health care delivery system will be overwhelmed.
Core Healthcare Coalition (HCC) members include hospitals, emergency medical services (EMS), emergency management agencies (EMAs), and public health agencies. In addition, the following health care partners are actively recruited for participation in the HCC:
- Dialysis centers and regional Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)-funded end-stage renal disease networks
- Federal facilities (e.g., U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, military treatment facilities)
- Home health agencies (including home and community-based services)
- Jurisdictional partners, including cities and counties
- Medical and device manufacturers and distributors
- Non-governmental organizations (e.g., American Red Cross, voluntary organizations active in disasters, amateur radio operators, etc.)
- Outpatient health care delivery (e.g., ambulatory care, clinics, community and tribal health centers)
- Federally Qualified Health Centers, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency rooms, stand-alone surgery centers
- Schools and universities, including academic medical centers
- Skilled nursing, nursing, and long-term care facilities
The St. Louis Area Regional Response System (STARRS), a not-for-profit organization, administers healthcare and homeland security grants and provides a forum for these committees to interact. Through these connections, the HCC partners are able to share information with other response disciplines such as police and fire departments as well as community volunteer organizations and coordinate response operations through a Healthcare Multiagency Coordination System (HMACS) structure. The various disciplines are thus able to attend training classes and participate in regional exercises together.