The document outlines a disaster relief planning project that involved preparing a contingency plan, acquiring medical supplies and equipment, and organizing response procedures. Key steps included acquiring durable medical equipment, consumable supplies, and personal assistance services from healthcare groups to be stored in labeled trailers for deployment during disasters. The plan and standard operating procedures developed were utilized successfully in response to Superstorm Sandy. The project concluded with thanking relief organization partners and staff for their assistance.

1. Disaster Relief Planning:
Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Purpose
Harrisson Quijote, Hill, Ann Marie, Director, Bloustein School Internship Program
Prepare a contingency plan
Acquire Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Consumable Medical Supplies (CMS), and Personal Assistance Services (PAS) for use in response to disaster
Significance
Methodology
Outcomes
Evaluation
Acknowledgements
Workers and volunteers respond to more than 70,000 disasters in the United States
Extensive planning before Superstorm Sandy’s landfall led to successful response and recovery
DME, CMS, and PAS should be labeled and placed in trailers so they can be deployed when needed
Documentation of partner contacts and SOP are made and ready to utilize
A special thank you to the staff of the American Red Cross of the North Jersey Region and especially to my preceptor, Mr. Michael Prasad
Response to Superstorm Sandy:
1. Acquire DME, CMS, and PAS from healthcare organizations
2. Organize and label all acquired material in trailers
3. Update a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for future staff
Future Red Cross Staff
Utilize SOP as template
Update procedure and steps
Post- surveys and comments