Powered for Patients Project Director Eric Cote took part in a presentation at the recent 2015 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta, GA that addressed the consequences of power failures for hospitals. Cote provided an overview of the work of Powered for Patients in safeguarding backup power and expediting power restoration for hospitals and other critical healthcare facilities. Cote’s presentation was one of two during the 90-minute session that included a presentation from West Virginia University Law Professor James Van Nostrand on Combined Heat Power systems as an alternative to backup generators.
While at the Preparedness Summit, Cote also had the opportunity to meet with senior public health preparedness officials from a number of states to discuss launching State Stakeholder Engagement Initiatives.