[FLARES] Hospital Emergency Nets

Sat, 30 Aug 2003 13:27:28 EDT

We do a hospital net every Wednesday afternoon here in Palm Beach County.  
The only thing is that it is performed on a Public Safety 800MHz Radio system 
and not on the ham bands with hospital administration.  The EOC runs the net and 
the hospital administration holds onto the 800 radios during non-activation 
times.

Now we do have hams assigned to the hospitals and they have been trained on 
the use of the 800 radios. During our yearly shelter drill we have included the 
distribution of 30+ 800 MHz portable radios and chargers to the shelters (in 
the Communicator Kits) and we have a check in from the shelters to the EOC.

Now I want to state that the 800 radios are utilized secondary to amateur 
radio.  If something happens to the shelter antennas or an amateur repeater goes 
away, the shelter communicator can utilize the 800 System to call the EOC 
Amateur Communicators that also have a radio in the RACES room.

Mark KS4VT
PBC RACES Officer
PBC 800 MHz System Administrator

In a message dated 8/30/2003 8:53:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> Subj: [FLARES] Hospital Emergency Nets 
>  Date: 8/30/2003 8:53:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time
>  From: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>
>  To: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>
>  Sent from the Internet 
> 
> 
> 
> A few years back I remember reading/hearing about a hospital emergency
> communications network somewhere along the Florida West Coast.
> 
> Does anyone here recall any information about that?  
> 
> Is anyone here involved with their local hospital system from a Served
> Agency perspective?
> 
> Keith, KF4BXT
> Seminole Co. ARES/RACES EC
> 
> 
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