As active shooter events continue to plague the United States, it is important for healthcare and emergency management professionals to consider their role in addressing this public health crisis. Overall, individuals can equip themselves with the knowledge of recognizing behavioral warning sign of violence, actions to respond to active shooter events and considerations of response efforts of an active shooter in the healthcare setting.

We encourage you to listen to our August 2023 podcast, hosted by Director of Business Continuity, Glenn Schaefering. The August podcast focuses on Active Shooter Response and preparation. Mr. Schaefering is joined by Director of Corporate Security Training, Kenneth Solosky. Together, the two discuss gun safety, communication de-escalation, and active shooter response. Additionally, the concept of active shooter response in the health care setting – secure, preserve, fight was explored.

We encourage you to listen to our July 2023 podcast, hosted by Director of Business Continuity, Glenn Schaefering. The July podcast focuses on radiation emergencies. Mr. Schaefering is joined by Emergency Manager’s Eddie Reyes and Tom Brandon. Together, the three discuss what radiation is and why it is important for healthcare professionals, first responders, and emergency managers to be up to date on radiation education. Additionally, response and personal protection considerations are highlighted.

Explore the importance of radiation emergencies within the emergency management healthcare space.

Take an inside look on the Incident Command System for Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Long Term Care Facilities !

As hurricane season quickly approaches, we encourage you to listen to our May 2023 podcast, hosted by Vice President of Business Continuity, Brian O’Neill. The May podcast focuses on hurricane preparedness, response, recovery, and best practices to keep your healthcare facility safe. O’Neill is joined by Directors of Crisis Management Aimee Corke and Glenn Schaefering. Together, the three consider the potential impacts hurricanes can have on continuity of operations, health systems, team member safety, and more!

Hurricane preparedness and remediation for healthcare facilities. as well as, personal safety preparation for hurricane events.

We encourage you to listen to our April 2023 podcast, hosted by Vice President of Business Continuity, Brian O’Neill. This month’s podcast features Mike Rohan, Corporate Director of Energy Engineering and Infrastructure at Northwell Health and Dan Baier, Director of Operations at Northwell Crisis Management. Throughout the podcast Rohan and Baier discuss the impacts of climate change on hospital systems and ways in which to make health care organizations more resilient.

Climate Change & climate related resiliency efforts for healthcare entities.

Flood Safety, Mitigation, and Remediation with Northwell Health’s Crisis Management Team

We encourage you to listen to our March 2023 podcast, hosted by Vice President of Business Continuity, Brian O’Neill. This month’s podcast features Project Managers and Certified Water Damage Restoration Technicians, Fred Davis, and Kieran Marron. Together the three, offer their insights to properly manage flood mitigation, response, and remediation through personal experience and anecdotes from major flooding events.

We encourage you to listen to listen to the newest episode of the Crisis Management podcast. This month Glenn Schaefering, Director of Emergency Management and Business Continuity led a discussion about careers in emergency management. Schaefering is joined by Nicole Marks, Director of Training, Exercises, and Evaluation at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Stephen Scymcyk, Senior Emergency Management Program Specialist. Schaefering, Marks, and Scymcyk offer their insights into the fields of emergency management: the good, the bad & the ugly.

Exploring Careers in Emergency Management: The Many Paths & Career Opportunities

The 2022 Triple Threat: COVID-19, RSV, and Flu: Recounting the 2022 Patient Surge: immediate responses, effects, and looking toward the future.

Our January 2023 podcast, hosted by Vice President of Business Continuity, Brian O’Neill, focuses on pediatric surge capacity. This month’s podcast features the Senior Director for Hospital Operations at the Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Christopher Boukas, and the Senior Emergency Management Specialist for the three hospitals that make up the Long Island Jewish Campus, Joseph Knickel.

Winter related emergencies do happen and can even result in death. It is important to be prepared and understand the risk of winter weather related hazards and the tools needed to stay safe this winter.

Since the start of the pandemic, foreign based ransomware gangs have dramatically increased targeting of U.S. hospitals and health systems and their mission critical service providers - with many becoming victim of high impact ransomware attacks.

Retired NYPD officers Scott Strauss and Eddie Reyes spent nine months working on and in "the pile" after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.