Nurses, police officers, public health officials and other emergency first responders from across Texas gathered at the Waxahachie Civic Center June 10 to discuss best practices and lessons learned from a variety of emergency situations.
The Baylor Scott & White Health Emergency Management Symposium aims to provide a forum for education and collaboration around the complexities of mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery involved in disasters. This year's program theme, "All Roads Lead to Hospitals," focuses on hospital emergency management and will cover topics such as active shooter response, severe weather, cyber security, public health emergencies and more.
"First responders know that when it comes to preparing for major incidents, it's never a question of 'if' one will happen, it's a question of 'when,'" said Nick Sloan, director of emergency management for Baylor Scott & White Health. "The more we can drill for these situations and learn important lessons from our peers, the better prepared we'll be to handle a major crisis."
Audience members will include nurses, physicians, health care and hospital leadership, emergency management, public health, engineering, media relations, emergency medical, police and fire from across Texas.
This is the fifth year Baylor Scott & White Health has hosted the symposium, which is facilitated by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service and the Emergency Services Training Institute and sponsored by The Grainger Foundation.
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As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than 1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three million Texans. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com