Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Central Ohio Trauma Systems (COTS) with funds originating from the Department of Health and Human Services for the COTS Coalition grant program. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $8,000.00 in grant money for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
The Regional Healthcare Emergency Preparedness County-Level Healthcare Coalition (RHCC) is a local group of healthcare agencies (hospitals, Emergency Management Agencies, public health authorities, EMS, long term care facilities, nursing homes, American Red Cross, hospice providers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, urgent care centers, home health providers, and other healthcare partners in the community) formed to meet federal grant requirements. Columbus Public Health has agreed to lead this coalition. The RHCC members may assume other roles and responsibilities during emergencies that impact the healthcare system in our county, region, or state. Members will communicate, maintain situational awareness, and share resources with each other, other coalitions in the central Ohio region, and healthcare partners in other regions. The RHCC meets twice per year.
This grant provides funds to continue the coordination of a county-level coalition in Franklin County.
There is an immediate need to accept and appropriate these grant funds to avoid forfeiture of the grant, to convene the Regional Healthcare Coalition to participate in county-level disaster preparedness plans required by federal programs including the National Incident Management Systems, Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program, and National Preparedness Goals. These plans protect the public safety by having up-to-date protocols for emergency management and response.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is funded by the Central Ohio Trauma System and does not generate revenue or require a city match. ($8,000.00)
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