MPRDHRS is a collaborative effort, housed at Denver Health & Hospital Authority, in partnership with HHS Region VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming, funded by the Administration of Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to improve medical surge and clinical specialty capabilities during an emergency and save lives.
Build a disaster network, establish and operationalize a partnership for Denver Health Response
Align plans, policies, processes and procedures related to clinical excellence in disasters
Increase statewide and regional medical surge capacity
Improve statewide and regional situational awareness
Develop readiness metrics and conduct an exercise to test capabilities
Implementation, managing incidents, HIMS Unites real-time with hospital incident command system
Build a disaster network, establish and operationalize a partnership for Disaster Health Response
Align plans, policies, processes and procedures related to clinical excellence in disasters
Improve statewide and regional situational awareness
Increase statewide and regional medical surge capacity
Develop readiness metrics and conduct an exercise to test capabilities
MPRDHRS is supporting an Advanced Hazmat Life Support Provider/Instructor (AHLS) course in Casper, WY from 6/11/2025-6/13/2025.
The 2-day Provider course provides a comprehensive review of managing patients exposed to hazardous materials. The additional half-day Instructor course enables students who have passed the Provider course to become verified instructors to teach future AHLS courses. Course fees are covered by MPRDHRS for attendees from Region 8 states (CO, UT, MT, ND, SD, WY).
For additional information on the course, you can reference the AHLS FAQ here: FAQs | Advanced Hazmat Life Support
MPRDHRS is supporting an Advanced Hazmat Life Support Provider/Instructor (AHLS) course in Bismarck, ND from 7/30/2025-8/1/2025.
The 2-day Provider course provides a comprehensive review of managing patients exposed to hazardous materials. The additional half-day Instructor course enables students who have passed the Provider course to become verified instructors to teach future AHLS courses. Course fees are covered by MPRDHRS for attendees from Region 8 states (CO, UT, MT, ND, SD, WY).
For additional information on the course, you can reference the AHLS FAQ here: FAQs | Advanced Hazmat Life Support
Dr. Joe Wathen, pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s Hospital of Colorado, discusses the early and late signs of pediatric respiratory distress, risk factors that contribute to severe illness, and management options for the pediatric patient infected with respiratory viruses.
To view the associated one-pager to the Management of the Pediatric Patient – Respiratory Viruses recording, click here.
MPRDHRS is available to coordinate expert advice, facilitate online or in-person trainings, enhance information sharing and contribute to discussions on disaster preparedness and response within health care settings in Region 8.
We have implemented a new survey for our partners to submit requests for MPRDHRS assistance or engagement. We aim to address requests within 48 business hours and look forward to hearing from you!
