Public Health Emergency Preparedness
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Alternative Care Site Selection Matrix Tool
Recreation Center
| Feature |
Y / N / Unk |
| Ability to lock down facility |
Yes |
| Adequate building security personnel |
Unknown, possibly can be called in |
| Adequate Lighting |
Yes |
| Air Conditioning |
Yes |
| Area for clean and dirty supplies |
Yes |
| Area for equipment storage |
Yes |
| Biohazard/Other waste disposal area |
No |
| Communications (Local and Long Distance) |
Unknown |
| Door Sizes adequate for gurney/beds |
Yes, large doors |
| Electrical Power |
Yes |
| Family Areas |
Unknown |
| Floor/Walls |
Yes |
| Food Supply/Food Prep areas |
No |
| Heating |
Yes |
| Labs/Specimen Handling areas |
No |
| Laundry |
No |
| Loading Dock |
No |
| Mortuary holding area |
No |
| Oxygen Delivery Capability |
No |
| Parking for staff/visitors |
Yes, 2 large lots |
| Patient Decontamination area |
No |
| Pharmacy area |
No |
| Proximity to main hospital |
2 miles |
| Roof |
Yes |
| Space for Auxiliary Services (Rx, counselors, chapel) |
Yes |
| Staff Areas |
Unknown |
| Toilet/Bathing Facilities |
Yes, 4 large restroom facilities, separate men and women's |
| Two way radio capability to main facility |
Unknown |
| Water |
Yes |
| Wired for IT and Internet |
Yes |
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