It is the policy of Eastern Virginia Medical School to organize and direct available resources toward an effective response to and recovery from a state of emergency. The Emergency Management Plan describes the actions EVMS shall take to ensure employee, student, patient and visitor safety during an emergency.

Epidemic

Pandemic Flu

• Office Preparation and Response
  A video presentation featuring Bruce S. Britton, M.D.
  Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine
• (forthcoming)
  A video presentation featuring Anthony LaRocco, M.D.
  Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
• One-stop access to U.S. government avian and pandemic flu information
• Information from the Virginia Department of Health
• Pandemic Flu information from the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Respiratory Care and Ventilator Management (forthcoming)
  A video presentation from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality intended for non-respiratory therapy health-care professionals

Flood

• Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
• Prepare Hampton Roads

Hazardous Materials

• EVMS Office of Environmental Health and Safety

Hurricane/High Wind

• Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
• Virginia Department of Emergency Management

To report an emergency, call Campus Security:
• ext. 5199 (446-5199) or
• dial 9-911 from a campus extension

How will I know? We will use a variety of methods to communicate information about an emergency.

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