Loma Linda University Health will continue its campus-wide disaster education efforts with the annual statewide drill on Thursday, November 21, from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Every hospital in the state of California will concurrently be participating in the exercise.
“This drill will give us an opportunity to test various procedures in place should we encounter an actual disaster or emergency situation,” says Brett McPherson, emergency management supervisor for LLUH. “We need to be prepared for the absolute worst case scenario, and intense planning and practice is the best way to do just that. It’s important that everyone on campus take these drills seriously and provide any constructive feedback upon their completion.”
The scenario this year deals with a food-borne disease that begins affecting numerous victims several days prior to the November 21 drill, heavily impacting staff and resource availability. During the drill, the command center will be in full force in Chan Shun Pavilion. Campus-wide communication will be facilitated through Send Word Now, VIP, and LLUH social media sites (Facebook and Twitter).
During the drill and in the event of an actual emergency, updates can be received by calling (909) 558-7979 or ext. 87979 to get a pre-recorded message about the status of the situation. Students and employees who are on campus can also get immediate updates about the drill on the intranet emergency page on VIP at http://vip.mc.llumc.edu/911.
If you use Facebook or Twitter and have any updates or concerns regarding the drill, please use #LLUH911Drill.
Students and employees are encouraged to regularly confirm their contact information in MyLLU (http://myllu.llu.edu/profile/contactinfo/) so that they only receive emergency notifications through preferred modes of communication such as text, pager, or e-mail. Even if the information listed is accurate, please make sure the proper modes of communication are selected for emergency notification.
Here are some general guidelines to be aware of when adding or editing contact information.
- If you do not wish to receive emergency notifications on a phone number that is listed, please select “N” under emergency notification. Make sure no number is listed more than once. Please make sure all old numbers are deleted. For example, if you no longer live with your parents, make sure your parents’ number is NOT listed.
- If you wish to receive cell phone texts, please make sure your cell phone number is listed under the Phone section and select “texting.”
- Your LLU e-mail will automatically receive emergency notification messages. Only list non-LLU e-mails in the e-mail section and select “yes” or “no” to specify if you would like to receive emergency notifications to that address. Please make sure no e-mail is listed more than once.
- If you have a 2-way pager, it should automatically come up in your contact information. Please specify whether or not you would like your pager to receive emergency notifications.
If your contact information has not changed, please be sure to confirm that all outdated information has been deleted. When inputting your information, please be careful that all information is accurate. For questions about updating your contact information in PeoplePortal, please call Briana Pastorino at (909) 558-8357 or on-campus ext. 88357.
Following the drill on Thursday, LLUH will assess the communication provided throughout the event with a short survey to be submitted online. Please be on the lookout for that message.
For questions about the drill, please call (909) 651-4018 or on-campus ext. 14018.