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 M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is currently operating at normal status. - All managers and employees assigned responsibilities for hurricane/severe weather and emergency planning and implementation are required to assess, review and prepare plans to ensure a constant state of readiness.
Alert information for employees also is available via the institution’s RING line at (713) 792-RING (7464) and in other internal communications vehicles.
Operational Status Indicators
Normal Operations
Severity Level 1
Severity Level 2
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M. D. Anderson will be open for all business operations, including patient appointments.
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All employees will report to duty as scheduled.
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Notification will be made to appropriate management and EPOs.
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RING line and EPO line will be updated.
Severity Level 3
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Non-essential employees may be released from duty or may not report for duty.
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Incident Command Center will be activated.
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M. D. Anderson will usually be open for all scheduled patient appointments (Note: Some non-essential employees may be re-designated as essential to carry out clinic visits if necessary).
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Notification will be made to appropriate management and EPOs.
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RING line and EPO line will be updated.
Severity Level 4
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All patient appointments will be cancelled. Typically, this level is only necessary during a hurricane or severe emergency conditions.
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All operations are coordinated by the Incident Command Center.
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Essential employees are released from duty when the Ride-Out Teams have taken over the operations of the institution. This is applicable to hurricanes only. Essential employees are not released from duty during other emergency conditions.
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Notification is made to the appropriate management and the EPOs.
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RING line and EPO line are updated.
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