The Chicago Healthcare System Coalition for Preparedness and Response endeavors to develop and promote the emergency preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery capabilities of local healthcare entities by:
- Strengthening community medical resiliency, surge capacity and capabilities
- Building relationships and partnerships
- Developing emergency preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery capability guidelines
- Facilitating communication, information and resource sharing
- Maximizing utilization of existing resources
- Coordinating training, drills, and exercises
- Supporting the disaster and surge functions of the Region XI Regional Hospital Coordination Center (RHCC)
- Supporting healthcare liaison functions within the Chicago Department of Public Health
- Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC)
- Supporting healthcare incident command functions within the City of Chicago Office of
- Emergency Management & Communications (OEMC)
- Supporting Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF-8) Plan, Public Health and Medical Services and its annexes