Topic: The Blizzard of the Century - Healthcare Response & Lessons Learned
Date: November 29, 2023
Time: 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Description: Beginning in the early afternoon of Dec. 23, 2022, the Buffalo area was subjected to a historic extratropical cyclone that that lasted nearly 2 days. The unprecedented winter storm brought high winds, sub-zero temps, heavy lake-effect snow and zero-visibility conditions ultimately resulting in 47 deaths. All major highways in western New York were closed for four to five days and first response agencies were unable to provide services due to the crippling conditions. This webinar will focus on the healthcare response and lessons learned from facilities that were directly impacted by this “once-in-a-generation storm” in Buffalo: hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities as well as individuals that staffed the ESF 6 and ESF 8 desk at the Erie County Health Operation Center.
Speakers:
- Timothy Kornacki, CEM, Directory of Regulatory Affairs and Emergency Management - Kaleida Health
- Ryan Hejmanowski, CHEC II, Corporate Emergency Management Manager - Kaleida Health
- Dan McCartan, RN, MS, CNS Emergency Preparedness Coordinator - Erie County Medical Center
- Laura Dewey, Director, Emergency Management & Safety - Catholic Health System
- Susan Robinson, Vice President of Risk Management - Elderwood Administrative Services, LLC
- Lawrence Piselli, MBA, LNHA, Executive Director – Elderwood at Cheektowaga, Elderwood Assisted Living at Cheektowaga & Elderwood Residences at Cheektowaga
- Dana Notaro, Executive Director – Elderwood Village at Bassett Park & Elderwood Village at St. Gregory Court
- Pati Aine Guzinski, Training Coordinator for Public Health Preparedness - Erie County Public Health
- Thomas Harvey, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator - Erie County Public Health