Conducting emergency and continuity exercises within a healthcare facility is both a regulatory expectation and an operational necessity for achieving maximum preparedness. Determining when to conduct these exercises should never be random or left to chance through uninformed guesswork. Selecting the optimal timeframe can mean the difference between an effective training evolution and one that fails to reflect real-world conditions. This calculator was developed to help Healthcare Emergency Managers identify the most appropriate exercise window—maximizing organizational readiness while minimizing operational disruption.
Check out this video on how to use this Exercise Calculator.
Check out this video on how to use this Exercise Calculator.
Download the data collection document to collect your variables for easy copy/paste.
Exercise Window Variables (Data Collector) (xlsx)
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Continuity planning before the disruptions begins ensures mitigation & recovery operations are never compromised after the disruption ends.
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