Medical Emergency Response Subcommittee

Contacts

Administration: Penny Carlisle
Chair: William Brady, M.D.

Charge

The Medical Emergency Response Subcommittee is a multidisciplinary committee charged to coordinate and standardize effective resuscitative services throughout the Medical Center. This Subcommittee reports to the Critical Care Subcommittee, which reports to the Patient Care Committee.

Membership: Memberships includes representation from Life Support Learning, Anesthesia, Respiratory Therapy, Nursing, Medicine and others as recommended by the chair.

Staff Support is provided by the Life Support Learning Center.

Meetings: The Resuscitation Subcommittee shall meet as deemed necessary by the Chair.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilizes benchmark and institutional data to evaluate outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement
• Utilizes evidenced-based medicine and current literature to evaluate equipment, medications and supplies to standard processes and protocols related to resuscitation
• Provides institutional direction for education related to resuscitation
• Annually reviews existing policies and procedures related to resuscitation and makes recommendations for revisions
• Collaborates with other committees and departments to ensure effective resuscitative processes
• Provides regular reports to the Patient Care Committee via the Critical Care Subcommittee

Current Members