What’s happening: Parts of Virginia are under a tropical storm warning as part of developing severe weather event this weekend.

• Join a briefing on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 12:00 pm featuring Mike Dutter with the National Weather Service.
• The webinar will focus on the potential tropical storm being monitored and the forecasted impact to the Commonwealth from Friday evening into early Sunday.

About the webinar: The Virginia Healthcare Emergency Management Program (VHEMP), in conjunction with the VDH Office of Emergency Preparedness, and the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association is hosting this event.

• Register in advance for the briefing.

Additional Resources

Visit VHCA-VCAL’s emergency preparedness webpages for links and information for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities including:

• Reporting power outages.
• Communicating with residents and families.
• The Virginia LTC Mutual Aid Plan (LTC-MAP) and contact information for designated Regional Health Care Coalitions used to coordinate and manage requests for assistance when one or more long term care facilities are faced with an incident that exceeds their ability to manage the event independently.
• VHASS (Virginia Healthcare Alerting and Status System), the free, web-based system designed to distribute critical emergency management information needed by Virginia’s healthcare providers.

Use AHCA/NCAL’s Emergency Preparedness Program Checklist

Review the resources on the VLIPP Nursing Facility & Assisted Living Facility Disaster Planning and Response Efforts webpage, including the HVA How to Guide.