Figure 1-1. MSCC Management Organization Strategy
This diagram presents a tiered healthcare emergency response system, moving from individual healthcare organization management at the local level up to state, interstate, and federal coordination. Each tier shows how healthcare organizations, coalitions, jurisdictions, states, and federal partners connect to support medical surge capacity and emergency response.
Tier 6: Federal response
Regional and national federal response
Federal support to state and local governments
Tier 5: Interstate regional coordination
Coordination between states
Management coordination and mutual support
Example shown:
State A
State B
Tier 4: State response and coordination
State-level response across intrastate jurisdictions
Management coordination and support to jurisdictions
Example shown:
State A
Tier 3: Jurisdiction incident management
Local jurisdiction-level incident management
Includes medical incident command and emergency operations support
Involves:
Public health
Emergency management
Public safety
Example shown:
Jurisdiction I
Jurisdiction II
Medical support
Tier 2: Healthcare coalition
Coalition of healthcare organizations and non-healthcare providers
Supports:
Information sharing
Cooperative planning
Mutual aid
Example shown:
HCO A
HCO B
HCO C
Non-HCO providers
Tier 1: Healthcare asset management
Individual healthcare organization-level response
Uses incident command to manage emergency operations plans
Example shown:
HCO A