Healthcare Facility Response Activities

Healthcare facilities and their personnel will also be called upon to respond in a smallpox emergency. The following sections describe the actions healthcare facilities and their staff will need to perform during a smallpox emergency. The sections give healthcare system planners information necessary to plan and prepare their facilities and staff for a smallpox emergency.

• Protect and Care for Smallpox Patients
• Vaccinate Staff
• Care for Staff
• Prevent Spread of Disease