The Office of Health Care Readiness (OHCR) within the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at HHS strengthens the readiness of the health care delivery system to provide coordinated, lifesaving care in the face of disasters and other emergencies. [...] HPP is a fundamental component of OHCR and supports the development of health care coalitions (HCCs) – networks of public and private health care organizations, emergency management, public health agencies, emergency medical services, and other partners – to increase medical surge capacity, coordinate resource allocation, and leverage strong partnerships across the health care continuum during an. [...] HHS has found that HCCs are making progress on enhancing their health care preparedness and response capabilities2 – what the health care delivery system must do to effectively prepare for and respond to emergencies – but gaps remain.3 During the tremendous challenges of the past four years, HCCs have continued to establish a )strong foundation for steady-state health care preparedness by focusing. [...] The RMRS used lessons learned from previous disaster responses and trainings, in addition to calling upon key relationships with their health care and emergency partner networks to respond quickly and effectively.4 In addition to the HPP cooperative agreement, OHCR’s programs and activities include the National Special Pathogen System (NSPS), which provides a coordinated, equitable, and standardiz. [...] ASPR provides funding to the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center, a consortium of three academic medical centers that acts as a national hub and coordinating body for the other components of the NSPS and to the 13 Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers (RESPTCs), which are health care facilities that act as regional hubs for special pathogen readiness an.
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