Wednesday, April 2, 2025
4/2/2025
Iowa Hospital Preparedness Program 2024 2028 - Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS)’s 2024-2028 Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) project application aims to support healthcare coalitions (HCCs) across the state in their work with healthcare delivery and emergency response systems to equitably provide care, improve patient outcomes, and save lives of all members of the community during emergencies and disasters that exceed their normal capacity. Created using a cyclical approach to programmatic activities, Iowa HHS’s proposed project will achieve these goals by reviewing, assessing, planning, and exercising throughout the five years of the project period. As in previous years, Iowa HHS will work to find and fill gaps in existing preparedness plans, improve response infrastructure, and provide technical assistance and support to local HCCs. Additionally, funds will be leveraged to sustain and mature the State’s response plans and resources to implement the State’s role in ESF-8 operations. Iowa HHS plans to use both the upcoming National Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities and the Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities for Health Care Coalitions to guide its approach to whole community health care readiness. While each HCC will complete program activities in the way that best fits their jurisdiction, all HCCs and Iowa HHS will perform each of the core functions listed in the HPP 2024 NOFO to advance the following outcomes: -Continuous, progressive improvement on program goals while maintaining flexibility. -Enhancement and sustainment of HCCs, especially through strengthening networks across the state in the private and public sectors. -Integrated and coordinated planning and response among healthcare and other partners. -Sufficient, resilient, and appropriate space, systems, staff, and resources to support patient care delivery, no matter the situation. -Equitable access to healthcare for all Iowans throughout the disaster management cycle. Over the past several years, IA HHS has identified the following as areas where state-level efforts can improve the continuity of healthcare service delivery: patient movement and tracking; real-time bed tracking; and fatality management. Iowa HHS will concentrate on activities to improve these areas throughout the project period. The first budget period of the project will be focused on assessing various capabilities, reviewing After Action Reports from real-world situations and jurisdictional exercises, and gathering input from partners on best practices and innovative solutions relevant to healthcare delivery and emergency response. Developing and updating plans based on these assessments will be the focus of the second budget period. By the third budget period, Iowa HHS and HCCs will exercise the plans to ensure healthcare entities at all levels can continue to provide care, improve patient outcomes, and save lives when faced with a disaster or emergency. Budget periods four and five will allow HCCs and Iowa HHS to review and reflect on the lessons learned from the exercises. They will incorporate updates into plans and have enough time to conduct exercises to ensure those plans meet program outcomes.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).