National Disaster Medical System

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The National Disaster Medical System is a federally coordinated healthcare response system that supplements local medical capabilities during major emergencies, disasters, and public health incidents in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government program ⓘ
federal healthcare response system ⓘ
canBeActivatedBy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
canBeActivatedFor natural disasters ⓘ
other public health emergencies ⓘ
pandemics ⓘ
terrorist attacks ⓘ
componentOf U.S. national preparedness and response framework ⓘ
coordinatedBy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
establishedInYear 1984 ⓘ
focusesOn civilian patient care ⓘ
formerlyCoordinatedBy Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ
U.S. Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
fundedBy federal appropriations ⓘ
hasComponent Disaster Medical Assistance Teams ⓘ
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams ⓘ
Medical Reserve Corps integration mechanisms ⓘ
National Veterinary Response Teams ⓘ
definitive care network ⓘ
patient movement system ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
includes federally coordinated medical response teams ⓘ
network of private sector hospitals ⓘ
legalAuthority Homeland Security Act ⓘ
Public Health Service Act ⓘ
operatesUnder U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response ⓘ
partnersWith Department of Defense ⓘ
Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
Department of Veterans Affairs ⓘ
Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ
local governments ⓘ
private hospitals ⓘ
state governments ⓘ
provides aeromedical evacuation of patients ⓘ
logistical support for medical operations ⓘ
medical personnel for disaster response ⓘ
surge capacity for hospitals ⓘ
purpose provide definitive medical care at participating hospitals ⓘ
provide medical response to public health emergencies ⓘ
provide patient movement from disaster areas to definitive care ⓘ
supplement local medical capabilities during major emergencies and disasters ⓘ
relatedTo Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise ⓘ
Strategic National Stockpile ⓘ
scope domestic incidents in the United States ⓘ
supports National Response Framework Emergency Support Function 8 ⓘ

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National Disaster Medical System → hasComponent → Disaster Medical Assistance Teams ⓘ
linked to: National Disaster Medical System
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams → partOf → National Disaster Medical System ⓘ
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams → operatedBy → National Disaster Medical System ⓘ
National Veterinary Response Teams → partOf → National Disaster Medical System ⓘ
National Veterinary Response Teams → relatedTo → Disaster Medical Assistance Teams ⓘ
linked to: National Disaster Medical System
National Veterinary Response Teams → relatedTo → National Disaster Medical System ⓘ