2027 Agenda

Hear from one hospital’s emergency manager about how they are creating a continuity plan for critical systems during disasters. Working with a wide range of Public Safety, IT, Information Security, and clinical partners, Emergency Managers connect the moving parts, help determine what is critical, and ensure hospitals can keep serving their communities as a vital piece of critical infrastructure no matter what hazards they may face. From health telemetry to radio systems to building automation - the more connected, the more vulnerable. In the Age of Information, network connectivity allows for robust, continuous, and interconnected healthcare delivery systems which subsequently leave us more vulnerable to outages, whether accidental or malicious. Reflecting on planned and unplanned outages, explore the world of system interconnectedness, communications strengths and vulnerabilities, your people as your most significant asset, and more. Whether it's a mass casualty incident, a hack, a vendor mistake, or an unexpected outage, this session will discuss identifying your organization’s needs and developing a continuity plan for your communications systems that is not only thorough, but actionable.