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Hurricane Preparedness

How Singing River Health System is Prepared

Singing River has an all-hazards approach to responding to hurricanes and any emergency. Our leaders and staff participate in monthly drills and work year-round to create solid emergency response plans. At Singing River, you can have peace of mind knowing we are prepared.

We started last week with hurricane preparations in the event the storms turn toward us. All generators have fuel topped off to run the hospitals as normal operation without power blinks. We also have our materials to strengthen the temporary isolation rooms at both hospitals so we can continue to safely care for those patients while maintaining the negative airflow that our nursing staff has come to rely on.  

Environmental Services (housekeeping), Pharmacy, Materials Management, and Food Services all communicated on Friday and are prepared for their 96 days of on-hand supplies so there will be no interruptions in care for our guests and staff.

We will get through all of this as a team, and hopefully, this will be a nonevent. #StaySingingRiverStrong

Randall Cobb, Director of Facilities Support Services

Environment 

Access to utilities, water, food, and protection – including campus police representatives on-site.

Supplies

  • General stock of supplies and emergency supplementation.
  • Agreements with vendors for supplies.

Support

  • Location of an Incident Command Center.
  • Working with government officials across the state.

Electronic Medical Records

Any patient of Singing River Health System has an electronic medical record (EMR). All Singing River medical records are stored electronically and backed up daily. If you are a Singing River patient your records are safe and accessible by any Singing River physician at any outpatient medical facility or hospital location. You can also access your medical information online through MySingingRiver.

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