Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

header-title-decorationBusiness Continuity Planning (BCP)

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) adds resiliency to healthcare entities by identifying essential functions needed for healthcare delivery, by preparing for continuity of operations, by developing strategies to protect health care information systems, and by identifying other key factors needed to support recovery following an incident.

The Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency promotes healthcare Business Continuity Planning through the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) for participating HPP hospitals and others in the Los Angeles County Healthcare Coalition.

 2023 Healthcare Business Continuity Plan Seminar 

 2022 Business Continuity Plan Seminar and Workshop 

Previous Business Continuity Plan Events (Workshops)

BCP Resources and Tools (Templates and Formats) 

Please contact Darren Verrette at (562) 378-1641 or dverrette@dhs.lacounty.gov if you have any questions or require additional information about the BCP Program.

2023 Healthcare Business Continuity Plan Seminar

The 2023 Healthcare Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Participants will have a virtual or in-person attendance option. The in-person location is the Santa Fe Springs Town Center Hall in Santa Fe Springs California.

This year’s theme is, “Building upon the foundations of Healthcare Business Continuity Planning.

We will have two 3-hour sessions, a Basic Session, and an Advanced Session, to engage participants no matter the level of experience with Healthcare Business Continuity Planning.

The Basic Session presentations include:

  • History of Business Continuity Planning
  • Introduction to Business Continuity Plan
  • How to Perform a Business Impact Analysis
  • Essential Functions and Essential Personnel

The Advanced Session presentations include:

  • Ridgecrest Regional Hospitals response to the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake
  • Building Resiliency, One Event at a Time
  • Power Outage
  • Ransomware

The target audience is Healthcare Emergency Managers, Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) grant managers, and Clinical Directors of Long-Term Care Centers, Clinics, Surgery Centers, Dialysis Centers, Home Health / Hospice entities, and others directly responsible for healthcare continuity planning.

This is a free event. Please register for one or both 3-hour sessions.

Basic Session (8:00am – 11:00am):

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-healthcare-business-continuity-plan-seminar-basic-session-registration-505703331277

To register for the In-person Basic Session use promo code INPRS-Basic

To register for the Virtual Basic Session use promo code VRTL-Basic

 Advanced Session (1:00pm – 4:00pm):

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-healthcare-business-continuity-plan-seminar-advanced-session-registration-511884017877

To register for the In-person Advanced Session use promo code INPRS-Advanced

To register for the Virtual Advanced Session use promo code VRTL-Advanced

 

2023 BCP Event Material:

2022 Business Continuity Plan Seminar and Workshop

BCP Event Material

Workshop Session Presentations 

Workshop Session Agenda 

Seminar Session Presentations 

Seminar Session Agenda 

Event Flyer 

The 2022 Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Seminar and Workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at the Santa Fe Springs Town Hall Center in Santa Fe Springs California. The BCP Seminar and Workshop are intended to promote the development and/or progression of Healthcare Business Continuity Planning.

The target audience for the events are healthcare emergency managers, hospital preparedness program (HPP) grant managers, and clinical directors of long term care centers, home health / hospice entities, and others directly responsible for continuity plans in the Los Angeles County Healthcare Coalition (HCC).

The event is intended to fully engage the HCC in a learning experience regardless of the current level of expertise or experience with business continuity plans.

HCC members are invited to register for one of the two 3-hour sessions. There will be a Workshop Session for those that are new or beginning with BCP scheduled from 7:30 am to 11:00 am followed by a Seminar Session for those more experienced with BCP scheduled from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm.

Both sessions offer the option of attending in-person or virtually. Hospital recipients of HPP funds are required to attend the in-person Seminar Session and will have registration priority. All other HCC entities can attend the session of their choice either in-person or virtually.

To register, click the link associated of the desired session. *Please note to complete registration you will need the promo code included in the invite email you received from the EMS Agency Program Manager of your sector.

  • Workshop Session Registration (7:30am to 11:00 am):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/test-3-of-business-continuity-plan-workshop-session-registration-201038239787  *You will need a promo code to register.

  • Seminar Session Registration (12:30pm to 4:00pm):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/test-3-of-business-continuity-plan-seminar-session-registration-201053926707  *You will need a promo code to register.

 

Please contact Darren Verrette at dverrette@dhs.lacounty.gov or (562) 378-1641 for additional information.

Previous Business Continuity Plan Events (Workshops)

Previous Business Continuity Plan Events (Workshops)

2019 Presentation 

2015 Healthcare Business Continuity Workshop 

 

Please contact Darren Verrette at dverrette@dhs.lacounty.gov or (562) 378-1641 for additional information.

BCP Resources and Tools

BCP Resources and Tools (Templates and Formats)

Hospitals may utilize any of the provided BCP formats, or your facilities’ individual format.

Accounts Payable 
Admissions

Ambulatory Care Center
Business Continuity Planning General Template
Biomedical Engineering 

Cancer Care – Oncology 
Case Management and Bed Placement
Cath Lab CVIC
Critical Care

Department Status Report – Patient Care
Department Status Report – General Office Areas
Diagnostic Imaging
Dialysis Unit
Downtime Checklist

Emergency Services 
Endoscopy 
Environmental Health and Safety
Environmental Services

Facilities
Finance
Food and Nutrition

Health Information Management 
Heart Institute
Human Resources

Labor and Delivery
Linen Services

Med Surg 
Medical Staff Office 

NICU 

OBGYN Clinic
Operator Services
Outpatient Surgery

Pain Clinic
Pastoral Services
Pathology Lab Transfusion 
Payroll 
Pharmacy
Primary Adult Care

Research
Respiratory Therapy

Security
Supply Chain
Surgical services

Telemetry 
Transplant

Clinical Department BCP Template with Embedded Instructions            Word || PDF
Clinical Department BCP Template                                                                 Word || PDF

Facility-Wide BCP Template with Embedded Instructions                        Word || PDF
Facility-Wide BCP Template                                                                             Word || PDF

Non-Clinical Department BCP Template with Embedded Instructions  Word || PDF
Non-Clinical Department BCP Template                                                       Word || PDF

Additional Information:

CDPH Executive Toolkit Video  Password: executive
Incident Response algorithm

Please contact Darren Verrette at dverrette@dhs.lacounty.gov or (562) 378-1641 for additional information.