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PUBH-5117-2

RICK MCSPADDEN
Disaster Recovery
Plan
Ensuring Continuity After a Crisis
A Comprehensive Guide for Recovery and
Resilience
• - A structured approach for
restoring operations and
minimizing downtime after a
disaster.

Introduction •
•
Why is it essential?
- Protects patient care, critical
What is a Disaster Recovery
systems, and organizational
Plan (DRP)?
reputation.
• Purpose of the Presentation:
• - Overview of DRP components.
• - Steps to develop and implement
the plan.
- Minimize downtime:
Restore essential
operations quickly.

Objectives
of the
- Protect critical data and
infrastructure.

Disaster
Recovery - Ensure patient safety and
care continuity.

Plan
- Compliance with
regulatory and legal
requirements.
Types of Disasters
• - Natural Disasters:
Earthquakes, floods,
hurricanes.
• - Technological Failures:
Power outages, server
crashes, ransomware attacks.
• - Human-Caused Events:
Cyberattacks, sabotage, or
infrastructure failure.
Key Components of
the Plan

• 1. Risk Assessment and Impact


Analysis: Identify critical systems and
vulnerabilities.
• 2. Recovery Prioritization: Rank
systems and processes by
importance.
• 3. Emergency Communication Plan:
Keep stakeholders informed.
• 4. Resource Management: Allocate
backup resources (generators, cloud
storage).
• 5. Testing and Maintenance: Regular
drills to ensure readiness.
• - Assess potential risks to operations.
Risk Assessment • - Identify critical functions (e.g., patient
care systems, EMRs).
and Business • - Determine recovery time objectives
Impact Analysis •
(RTO).
- Calculate potential financial and
operational impacts.
Disaster
Recovery
Team

• - Team Lead: Oversees recovery


efforts.
• - IT Specialist: Restores
technical systems.
• - Operations Coordinator:
Ensures continuity of patient
care.
• - Communication Officer:
Manages internal and external
communication.
• - Logistics Specialist: Allocates
and manages resources.
Recovery Strategies

- Data Recovery: Regular - Infrastructure Recovery: - Staff Mobilization: Pre-


backups, cloud solutions. Alternate care sites, assigned roles, cross-training
emergency generators. for flexibility.
Emergency Communication Plan
- Contact lists for
Key Elements: internal teams and
external agencies.

- Backup communication
- Pre-drafted templates
methods (e.g., satellite
for announcements.
phones, radios).

- Email, SMS, phone,


Channels:
social media.
Testing and Training

Conduct Ensure Update

- Testing the Plan: - Training: Ensure all - Update training


Conduct regular team members based on lessons
disaster recovery understand their learned from
drills. roles. exercises.
Post-Disaster Activities

- AFTER ACTION REVIEW: EVALUATE - PLAN UPDATES: REVISE THE DRP - REPORT TO STAKEHOLDERS: SHARE
THE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY BASED ON FEEDBACK AND NEW FINDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS
PROCESS. RISKS. WITH ALL PARTIES.
Example : Flood
Impact
• Scenario: Severe flooding
affecting hospital operations
• - Impact: Ground floor flooding
disrupts electrical systems and
IT servers.
• - Immediate Actions:
• 1. Activate the DRP and notify
the disaster recovery team.
• 2. Switch to backup power via
generators.
• 3. Relocate ICU and surgical
patients to higher floors or
alternative facilities.
• 4. Secure and protect IT
equipment, ensuring EMR
access through cloud backups.
• - DRP ensures continuity and
minimizes downtime during
disasters.
• - Regular testing and training are
essential for effectiveness.
• - Collaboration and preparation are
Conclusion the foundation of a successful
recovery plan.
• Next Steps:
• - Schedule team training.
• - Conduct a DRP drill.
• - Review and update the plan
annually.

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