b'Hospital Preparedness ProgramHospital Preparedness Program (HPP) ActivitiesTo close out HPP YR 17,NCTTRAC staff attended the HPP Quarterly Contractors Meeting on April 22-23, 2019 in Austin, Texas. There, staff reviewed the Funding Opportunity Announcement Changes, Healthcare Coalition Training Plan, Work Plan, and Budget Templates. Discussions included a State-Wide Patient Tracking Tool, Cybersecurity Threats, and Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) application. July 1, 2019, commenced YR 18 of the Hospital Preparedness Program, which runs through June 30, 2020. The first activity of the year included attending the HPP Quarterly Contractors Meeting held on July 30, 2019, in Austin, Texas. There the contractors review next steps for the Essential Elements of Information, Coalition Surge Estimator Tool, and Vulnerable Populations Report deliverables. From that meeting, it was decided to continue with regular reviews of the HPP deliverables via online meetings. September 2019 began the first Bi-monthly Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Field Project Officer Conference Call to Discuss Upcoming HPP YR 18 Deliverables. Through these measures, we hope to continue to provide our HCC with up to date changes in the Hospital Preparedness Program.Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Goals Develop the Pediatric Annex to the Healthcare Coalition Response Strategy and distribute to regional partnersDevelop and support a robust training and exercise program throughout the region to include a Coalition Surge Test,All Healthcare Response to Pediatric Surge Table Top, and Full-Scale exercises Share leading practices and lessons learned via conferences, exercises, and events at monthly Regional Emergency Preparedness Committee meetings Educate the Healthcare Coalition on the Regional Disaster Medical System via online and in person training opportunities Establish a baseline for region keyperformanceindicators, whichincludedeliverable submissions,nonoticebed reportresponses,and redundantcommunication drillparticipation mechanisms EstablishtheNCTTRAC Patient Coordination Support project to augment the TSA-E EmergencyMedical CoordinationCenter(EMCC) duringnon-businessand holiday hours21'