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Davis Hospital Staff Members Complete Homeland Security Training
Staff members from Davis Hospital and Medical Center recently completed Homeland Security training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), located in Anniston, Alabama. The CDP is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and is the only federally-chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training facility in the nation.
Davis Hospital staff attended the Healthcare Leadership and Administrative Decision Making course, which addresses disaster preparedness at the facility and system level. Staff attending the training included Michael Jensen, Davis Hospital CEO; Dale Johns, COO; Debbie Sprague, Chief Nursing Officer; Karla Johnson, Director of Quality / Risk Management; Klay Kunz, Director of Special Projects; Debbie Thurman, RN, Nurse Supervisor; Debbie Kilborn, RN, Nurse Supervisor, Lora Kier, Director of Community Relations; Steve Kimber, Director of Purchasing; Sam Fair, Plant Operations; Shane Williams, IS Director, and Connie Kay, Director of Emergency Services.
The CDP provides federally–funded, interdisciplinary training for emergency responders from across the United States for ten responder disciplines. Healthcare and Public Health training is conducted at the CDP's Noble Training Facility, the nation’s only hospital facility dedicated to training hospital and healthcare professionals in disaster preparedness and response. The advanced hands on training enables responders to effectively prevent, respond to, and recover from real world disaster events, including acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or events involving hazardous materials. Training at the CDP ensures that responders gain critical skills and confidence to be better prepares to effectively respond to local incidents or potential WMD incidents.
“Our staff gained valuable knowledge and experience in a very hands-on setting. It was a great learning experience, and we will be sending additional staff members. I feel it greatly improves Davis Hospital’s ability to respond in a real disaster situation”, said Michael Jensen, Davis Hospital CEO.
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