Region VII Disaster Health Response Ecosystem

The Region VII Disaster Health Response Ecosystem aims to connect health care partners across the region through the implementation of telehealth technology, specialty teams, and a robust incident management system, which allows for resource request and allocation, patient and critical infrastructure tracking, damaged assessment, and integration of all key response agencies during disasters.

The goal of this project is a flexible, self-organizing R7DHRE that provides a grassroots readiness network during disasters, and includes the following specialty teams: behavioral health, biological, burn, chemical, pediatric, radiological, and trauma. This is one of two demonstration projects nationwide charged by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).