Chapter 12: Health Services
The delivery of health services in the Region of Peel will be significantly challenged during an influenza pandemic. This is particularly true for acute care facilities, which are functioning at close to capacity during normal operations and often have difficulty coping with winter influenza outbreaks. In a pandemic, both hospital and community health care services could be overwhelmed by a surge in people seeking medical care.
Health Services (PDF 7 pages, 42KB)
Table of contents:
- Table of Contents (PDF 97KB, 2 pages)
- List of Figures, Tables, and Abbreviations (PDF 39KB, 3 pages)
- Acknowledgements (PDF 30KB, 1 page)
- Executive Summary (PDF 38KB, 4 pages)
Section 1: Overview- Introduction (Chapter 1)
- Background on Influenza and Pandemics (Chapter 2)
- Key Planning Assumptions (Chapter 3)
- Health and Social Infrastructure in Peel Region (Chapter 4)
Section 2: Concept of Operations- Roles and Responsibilities (Chapter 5)
- Emergency Response and the Incident Management System (Chapter 6)
- Authority and Legislation (Chapter 7)
Section 3: Response Components- Surveillance (Chapter 8)
- Vaccine (Chapter 9)
- Antiviral Drugs (Chapter 10)
- Public Health Measures (Chapter 11)
- Health Services (Chapter 12)
- Communications (Chapter 13)
- Natural Death Surge Planning (Chapter 14)
- Health Sector Planning and Response by Pandemic Phase (Chapter 15)
- Section 4: Planning and Preparedness
- Health Sector Planning and Preparedness (Chapter 16)
- Training and Exercises (Chapter 17)
