Shaun Evans

Security Operations Manager

Canterbury District Health Board

Post Christchurch Earthquake 18

months on – Effects to the Hospital,

Security Services, Mental Heath

Admissions and more

Introduction

The Power of the February Earthquake

6.3 magnitude

10k SE of CBD

Accelerations up to 2.2G

Among the highest ever

recorded

greatest vertical accelerations

on record.

Widespread loss of phone

Consequent loss of

communications

Presentation to Cover

Security focus now vs pre earthquake

New Mental Health services challenges -patient precautions and watches

Security’s role in new building and planning

Emergency Training and equipment implemented

Parking, what happened and where we are

Pre earthquake

12.51pm 22 February 2011 (6.3)

CBD, roads and buildings

New Zealand

– 4.4M Population

– 2 Main Islands

– 268,680 Sq Kms

– South Island

– 1M Population

– 151,215 Sq Kms

– Christchurch

– 400,000 Population

National Ministry Of Health.

20 District Health Boards– Responsible for

• Secondary

• Primary

• Mental

• Public

– 5 DHBs in South Island

– Canterbury DHB serves

– 400,000+ Population

– Wider catchment for Tertiary Services.

Security Staffing

12.51 - 2 on duty (normal staffing)

13.00 – 11 on duty

13.30 – 19 on duty

20 + volunteers

Some on duty for weeks

Some turned away

Today – 6 on duty

Emergency waiting room

Emergency Ambulance Bay

Oxford Tce and Tuam Streets

Security’s answer to a new Helipad

The “New Normal”

Security focus now – our Security Staff

Additional planning

Location of all staff on site

Clear bullet point instructions for first hour

Clear task cards for assigned posts

Additional Emergency Staff identification

Road closures, re-directing of traffic implementation,

Media placement

•Heli-pad landing access in reach of the Emergency

Department,

•Designated emergency parking for additional

Emergency vehicles

•Access / egress for emergency vehicles only

•Parking for on-call staff

New Mental Health services

challenges - patient

precautions and watches

•ED presentation numbers down by about

one third

•Higher admission proportion

•Spike in chest pain/cardiology – as seen

post September quake

•Less alcohol related presentations

•More psychosis but less self harm

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Number of hours spent on

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Christchurch Hospital Campus preposed upgrade

Burwood Hospital stages 1,2 and 3

Emergency Training

Security Evacuation Chair Training

Civil Defence Cabinet revamp & additions to equipment in these

Security Traffic Management Training

Pre Hospital Emergency Care Training

USAR – Urban Search & Rescue Techniques

Rope Responder Training

Rope Technician Training

Evacuation Chair

• 76 Orderlies

• 25 Security

Ward staff training

Civil Defence Cupboards

5 new Civil Defence Cabinets

Additional equipment for existing cabinets

Correct placement of these

USAR – Urban Search & Rescue Techniques

Two fully trained USAR Responders to the Rope Technician level

Development and planning towards an additional 2 staff trained to Rope Technician level

Another 16 staff to be trained to Rope responder level

USAR – Urban Search & Rescue Techniques

1500 traffic cones

Hard hats, sunglasses, wet weather gear

Brooms, shovels, wheelbarrows, rakes

Emergency tape, dust masks

Temporary Lighting

Signage

Waratahs

Ropes

Tow ropes

Equipment implemented

Gloves

2 x 20 litre fuel containers

10 additional radios

18 additional radios for hospital EOC

Torches

Bolt cutters

Jemmy bars

Padlocks

Chain in various lengths

Parking, what happened and where we are now

Parking Lost

Patient/Visitor car park 575 parks

Staff car park 280 parks

Afternoon car park 260 parks

Pay and display 23 of 128 parks which were used for emergency vehicles only

Parking lost -Temporary Parking for 1,200 parks

Parking we have now

Any Questions?

And its

more

than its

cracked

up to be