Priority Area: Community Preparedness - Strategies and Partners Matrix

County	Collaborating Hospitals	Collaborating Counties	Specific Focus Area	Strategies and/or Interventions	Partners
Dutchess	Vassar Brothers Medical Center Northern Dutchess Hospital St. Francis Hospital			Comprehensive health preparedness response planning continually updated as appropriate and information disseminated to the public	Medical reserve corps Emergency response center Businesses Media Schools Hospitals Red Cross
Putnam	Putnam Hospital Center			Revise the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan to include topics such as hazard analysis, vulnerability assessment, at-risk populations, communications, mass dispensing, etc. Outfit and supply the identified Alternate Care Site, e.g., purchase equipment and hardware. Develop a Mass Fatality Plan to deal with a large number of deaths.	Putnam County Bioterrorism/Disaster Preparedness Task Force: Bureau of Emergency Services Sheriff’s Department County Executive’s office Department of Social Services and Mental Health Putnam Hospital Center American Red Cross
Rockland	Nyack Hospital Good Samaritan Hospital	Dutchess Ulster Putnam Orange Westchester Sullivan		Ensure that every agency or organization that serves county residents is responsible for a plan of action.
St. Lawrence				A county emergency preparedness group meets monthly to address concerns, share resources, troubleshoot problems and make decisions for the betterment of the community. The county has developed mutual aid agreements, a unified response to policies and procedures, and plans to fulfill deliverables. The group participates in drills, exercises and trainings.	St. Lawrence County Emergency Services St. Lawrence County Public Health Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Massena Memorial Hospital EJ Noble Hospital Canton-Potsdam Hospital Clifton-Fine Hospital
Saratoga	Saratoga Hospital Adirondack Medical Center Glens Falls Hospital Nathan Littauer Hospital Elizabethtown Community Hospital Moses-Ludington Hospital	Essex Hamilton Warren Fulton Washington		Saratoga Public Health Nursing Services works with the Countywide Emergency Preparedness Committee and its community partners on emergency preparedness. Saratoga Public Health Nursing Services works with the greater Capital District and the counties involved in the Cities Readiness Initiative Program.