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Medical & Institutional Health Services
The Medical & Institutional Health Services function of the Health Care Agency provides for emergency care and essential medical services to persons for whom the county has responsibility, by law.
The
Health Disaster Management (HDM) division
structures the Agency’s emergency response functions related to
all-hazards planning, including bioterrorism, pandemic influenza,
natural disasters, the county-wide 9-1-1 system for medical
emergencies, and other County health-related disasters. HDM includes:
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
which regulates, monitors, plans, and coordinates pre-hospital emergency medical services, hospital emergency programs, and trauma centers.
Disaster
Preparedness and Training participates in and
supports ongoing all-hazards planning and preparation
activities undertaken by the Orange County Operational Area
(OA) and is responsible for coordinating organized planning
efforts with County departments, local cities and special
districts to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover
from disasters.
Medical Reserve
Corps (MRC) who's mission is to enhance the emergency
preparedness and response capabilities of Orange County through
advanced registration, organization and training of volunteer health
professionals who can be readily mobilized to respond to a major
emergency or disaster, whether man-made or natural, when the
existing health infrastructure is overwhelmed and unable to provide
needed medical care in a timely manner.
The Institutional Health Services (IHS) division provides around-the-clock direct health services, including hospital inpatient care and specialty clinic services, for adults and juveniles maintained in the County of Orange institutions operated by Sheriff's Department, Probation Department, and the Social Services Agency.
The Medical Services Initiative (MSI) division of the Medical Services function administers various payment programs for indigent medical services, entirely through contracts with private medical providers.
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