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PMH staff completes drill
Typical of rural communities,
Preston County, West Virginia,
is the kind of place where peo-
ple help each other. In a disaster
situation, a team effort is cru-
cial.
The Incident Command Staff
at Preston Memorial recently
tested out PMH's responsive-
ness to a Bomb Threat or 'Code
Black" tabletop drill, and for
the first time, included new
Editor's note: As the fall
sports seasons get under-
way, we offer this mes-
sage from one of the PHS
Athletic Directors.
As the start of another inter-
scholastic sports season gets
underway, we would like to
remind all those attending our
local contest the importance of
good sportsmanship, Regard-
less of the sport, the excitement
of competition stirs a ~variety
of emotions in both partici-
pants and spectators. A goal of
each Preston High School team
should be victory with good
sportsmanship.
PHS co- athletic director Mike
Contic has previously written a
very meaningful letter which
warrants sharing, as another
school year begins. Regardless
of being an athlete, student, par-
ent, or supporter of PHS activi-
ties, let's all accept Coach Con-
tic's challenge.
"Integrity, fairness, and re-
spect- these are the principles of
good sportsmanship. With them
the spirit of competition thrives,
fueled by honest rivalry, courte-
ous relations, and graceful ac-
ceptance of the results.
"Working to that end, we here
at PHS hope you (players, par-
ents, coaches, and fans) will
join the administration and ath-
letic directors as we promote
good sportsmanship because it
is an important component of
the education of our students.
Sure, our teams will play to
win, but not all of them can. We
simply have to accept it. Wins
and losses are soon forgotten;
integrity, fairness, and respect
are not.
"As we begin another sports
year, we are asking everyone to
have a role in promoting good
sportsmanship at the interscho-
lastic level. Specifically, our
goals include:
Promoting the ideals and fun-
damentals of good sportsman-
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members of the local commu-
nity, Actively involved were
members of the Preston County
E-911 staff and the Kingwood
Chief-of-Police.
Preston Memorial Hospital
had been using LiveProcess,
a hospital web-based disaster
management tool, for several
months when Dr. Fred Conley,
Threat Preparedness Director,
chose to engage the disaster
ship which includes acknowl-
edging disrespectful behavior,
such as taunting, trash talk and
intimidation has no place in
school athletics,
Celebrating acts of sportsman-
ship behavior and reporting acts
of unsportsmanlike behavior to
the attending administrator at a
sporting event,
Refraining from making nega-
tive comments towards or about
participants, coaches, or offi-
cials. After all, the interscholas-
tic athletic arena is a classroom.
Would you make negative com-
ments about teachers teaching
students and students trying to
learn?
"If we maintain the justifica-
tion for our programs, we must
unite now to let our student
body, student-athletes, specta-
tors, and community know this
and other forms of disrespectful
behavior will not be tolerated in
our athletic classrooms. In all
sports, taunting, trash-talking,
and intimidating behavior can
be cause for a player or coach
to be ejected from a contest,
and miss additional competi-
planning specialists at LivePro-
cess in the actual planning and
execution of the drill. Dr. Con-
ley knew this exercise needed to
be focused on community coor-
dination. "We had been part of
a regional drill in the fall that
had been successful at a hospi-
tal level. However, in regards to
other county teams, such as lo-
cal law enforcement, we didn't
know their policies thoroughly,
and they didn't know ours."
"Our Incident Command Team
really impressed me," recalled
Dr. Conley about the drill.
"They dug in, used the technol-
ogy easily and efficiently, and
were very good at staying one
step ahead of the information,
resource requests, and tasks we
were throwing at them." They
did so well that LiveProcess
complemented them on their
performance and has written a
case study highlighting PMH
as a hospital using a "Best Prac-
tice" that will be shared with
multiple hospitals nationwide.
The ability to keep accurate
records of supplies going in
and out of the hospital was par-
ticularly impressive to Preston
Memorial's CFO, Bob Milvet.
Hospitals are put under enor-
mous pressure and financial
strain when it comes to manag-
ing disasters, and this kind of
tool is invaluable in attempting
to recoup those costs.
Other points Dr. Conley high-
lighted when comparing ex-
ercises before and after using
LiveProcess, include:
• No more "call-down tree."
"We will never use it again,"
said Dr. Conley, who now noti-
fies teams via his LiveProcess
dashboard.
• Everyone can get involved.
Each of Preston Memorial's
employees has his/her own
user name and password for the
LiveProcess system. While only
a select few can access confi-
dential areas and post critical
i-
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istration for similar acts.
In conclusion, let us be mind-
ful sportsmanship is pride in our
school, our team, and ourselves.
Sportsmanship is respect for the
game and for those who play
it. Win or lose, let our coaches,
players, and opponents always
say Preston High School is a
great place to play or watch
sporting events!"
to be," said Dr. Conley. He has
also used this tool in the past for
• employee communication when
posting helpful information on
avian and swine flu updates.
*provide access to policies.
Preston Memorial posts a copy
of its emergency management
and trauma policies on the Live-
Process platform for employees
to easily locate. There is no
more looking through compli-
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• Keep records. One of the
most useful aspects of utilizing
LiveProcess was being able to
record and keep conversations,
fulfillments, and inventory on
the platform, and save it for fu-
ture analysis.
"By looking at our conversa-
tions, we realized we should
have been calling the Preston
County EOC more for assis-
tance with problems that we
were trying to solve ourselves.
That was a key learning point
for us."
PMH's Threat Preparedness
committee is already working
on an exercise for next April
that will encompass hospitals
and resources in a 14-county
Homeland Security area of
northern WV.
Plans are to partner with the
American Red Cross, the Pres-
ton 'County Disaster Animal
Response Team, the Preston
County Health Department,
local Fire, EMS, and Law En-
forcement, and officials and
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hospitals from across the region
to conduct a two-day, two-event
scenario involving a major flood
and a dirty bomb explosion.
Dr. Conley summed up disaster
preparedness as follows: "Most
people don't really know what
you do until disaster strikes. In
a community where you know
the names of all the kids on the
street, you feel a responsibility
toward them, toward everyone.
Our Threat Preparedness team
at Preston Memorial is training
to make sure we are at our best
in case we are needed."
High Tea planned
Quota of Preston County is sponsoring a High Tea from 3-5 p.m.,
on Sunday, August 28, in the Carriage House, located at 121 East
High Street.
They would like interested people to come as guests to learn more
about Quota as members begin their 21st year in Preston County.
RSVP to 304-282-8565 or 304-329-2102.
Quota is an international service organization linking members
together of all ages, occupations and nationalities in a world-wide
network of service and friendship. Quotarians are known especial-
ly for their service to deaf, hard-of-hearing and speech-impaired
individuals as well as disadvantaged women and children.
For the past 20 years Quota of Preston County has contributed at
least $5000 annually to local service projects.
Museum is open
Arthurdale Heritage's museum complex will be open from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday's through the end of October.
A guided tour of five historic buildings showing the benefits of
the 1934 New Deal homestead community project, championed by
Eleanor Roosevelt is available. Admission is charged.
The Craft Shop, featuring many items made by regional artisans,
is open during the same hours.
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