(Santa Ana, CA)- Western Medical Center Santa Ana announced the purchase of several outdoor area lights to enhance their facilities and equipment for emergency preparedness. The lighting will assist doctors, nurses and hospital staff in disaster situations while triaging critical patients once the hospital has reached capacity.
Funding for the lighting equipment was granted by the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), a federally funded initiative that enhances the ability of Orange County hospitals and health care systems to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies, whether naturally occurring or man-made. Under HPP, in addition to funding, the State provides counties with guidance to reach certain critical benchmark requirements including medical surge equipment, patient tracking, interoperable communications, training and exercises.
“During National Preparedness Month, we join our partners like the Orange County Health Care Agency in honing our response capabilities with the addition of these state-of-the-art lighting systems. As the Level II Trauma Center for the central Orange County region, our hospital is prepared to serve an influx of medical emergencies with the latest in technology, comprehensive services, and highest quality of care when our community needs us most,” said Suzanne Richards, CEO, Western Medical Center Santa Ana.
