- Prepare
- Appoint PECCs
- Assess and Review
- Improve
- Care Team Training and Competencies
- Clinical Pathways
- Equipment, Supplies, and Medications
- Emergency Department Support Services
- Patient and Medication Safety
- Policies, Procedures, and Protocols
- Quality Improvement
- Get Recognized
Resource Overview
- A structured template to help hospitals develop family reunification plans for disaster and mass casualty events.
- Outlines procedures for identifying, tracking, and reuniting patients with caregivers or authorized representatives.
- Includes appendices with forms and tools to support operational implementation.
How to Use This Resource
- Use the template to draft or update your hospital’s family reunification procedures within disaster plans.
- Adapt forms and processes to fit local workflows, security protocols, and communication systems.
- Integrate into drills, training, and quality improvement activities to ensure readiness for patient–family reunification.