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Figure 1-1. MSCC Management Organization Strategy

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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