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
Kristy Hawley, MD, MPH, presents on Pre-Hospital Trauma Care covering the usage of shock index and tele-trauma for rural triage as well as methods for hemorrhage control and the utilization of whole blood in managing hemorrhagic shock.
The live Rural EMS Education Series session occurs every 4th Wednesday of the month from 6PM-8PM MST. Free CE’s are available to attendees of the live session, registration can be accessed here: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqde-grjMsHdP4jYR7elIpLQZe3XaFN-QZ#/registration
Chelsie Saldate, Forensic Nurse Examiner at University of Colorado Hospital, reviews prehospital considerations, specialized screening & examinations and epidemiological considerations for pre-hospital providers as it relates to forensic care.
The live Rural EMS Education Series session occurs every 4th Wednesday of the month from 6PM-8PM MST. Free CE’s are available to attendees of the live session, registration can be accessed here: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqde-grjMsHdP4jYR7elIpLQZe3XaFN-QZ#/registration
MPRDHRS is supporting an Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) course in Boulder, CO on 9/19/2025.
This 1-day course provides clinicians with lecture based and hands-on instruction for providing emergency care to burn patients within the first 24 hours of injury. Course fees are covered by MPRDHRS for attendees from Region 8 states (CO, UT, MT, ND, SD, WY).
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!
