Multi-Day Events
If a POD needs to be open for more than 24 hours:
- Make sure everyone gets food & water.
- The All-POD Coordinator will help you with the next steps.
- Sections of the POD may need to be locked during the night shift.
- You may need to change Facility Set-up
The All POD Coordinator is available to help you with anything you need. If it is deemed necessary for a POD to be opened for 24 hours or two different days this person will relay specific information to you regarding any night time procedures you will need to follow. They will also be the person to assure that staff are provided with food, water, resting accommodations, and appropriate security are available on site for night time operations.
Although it is rare that a POD would be open during the night, it is quite possible it would be necessary to do so to meet the gold standard of distributing antibiotics in 48 hours to all of the County.
It is also possible that if other facilities close during night time operations the set-up of the PODs remaining open would change to a different format to assist in throughput of higher numbers of patients. If that is deemed necessary the All POD Coordinator will most likely send extra help to assist with a set up change.