On Jan. 25-26, 2011, healthcare leaders from Gila, Maricopa and Pinal Counties gathered to exchange information and ideas about how best to create an Alternate Care System (ACS) for Central Arizona. Representatives of Central Arizona healthcare sectors came together to consider an important question for the entire community: What kind of model can we create to care for the ill and injured during a disaster?

Healthcare sectors and facilities represented at the ACS Workshop included:

• Ambulatory Care

• Assisted Living

• Community Health Clinics

• Emergency Management

• Home health

• Hospice

• Hospitals

• Long Term Care

• Public Health

• State Health Department

• Urgent Care

The Central Arizona Region ACS Workshop was sponsored by:

• AzCHER-Central;

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and

• Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).

Workshop Recap:

• January 25-26, 2011 Workshop Recap in Litchfield Park