The decontamination area also has radiant heaters to

under the ambulance canopy. The decontamination area also has
radiant heaters to compensate for cold weather situations.
(2) Novant Prince William Hospital has significant resources on site to
assist in the management of a mass casualty situation including:
 A three-stall decontamination shower located in the Emergency
Room to manage small scale localized decontamination of non-
CBRNE contaminants
 A cache of supplies and pharmaceuticals
 Prophylaxis’s antibiotics for employees and families
 Thirty-six sets of decontamination personal protective equipment
 Surge beds and equipment to increase the hospital bed capacity in
the event of an emergency
 Sophisticated Closed-Circuit Television surveillance systems for
many internal areas, most exterior entrances and parking areas
 An electronic access control system which allows for building
lockdown in the event of a threat or event
b. Novant Heathcote Health Center (Freestanding ER)
(1) Heathcote Health Center is a 24/7 freestanding 11-bed Emergency
Room with some outpatient radiology and lab services. Healthcote has
no in-patient capabilities,
(2) Heathcote has two single decontamination showers outside of the
Emergency Room
c. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
(1) Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center has 183-beds and offers a
wide range of medical specialties, a highly qualified medical and
clinical staff, and state-of-the-art technology and it has 24 negative
pressure rooms identified.

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ESF 8 Public Health and Medical Services
ESF 8-18
(2) The Emergency Care Center has 42 exam rooms divided into four
separate treatment areas:
 MajorCARE is a 20-bed area that includes four Trauma/Cardiac
Care bays and three negative pressure rooms. This area treats
acute and critical care patients.
 MinorCARE is a 6-bed area utilized to care for patients with minor
illnesses or injuries
 KidsCARE is an 8-bed area utilized to care for children but has the
capability to treat patients of all age groups. There are two negative
pressure rooms in this area.
 TransitionalCARE is an 8-bed area utilized to hold patients waiting
for final disposition (admit, discharge or transfer). This area has
three negative pressure rooms and one positive pressure room.
 KidsCARE and TransitionalCARE can be combined for all 16 beds
to be negative pressure
(3) The hospital has a single-stall decontamination shower located
adjacent to the Emergency Department. It is appropriate for small-
scale decontamination purposes.
 The equipment is contained in a trailer and mirrors the Prince
William County transportable decontamination equipment. Data
from drills using this equipment suggests there is a capability to do
secondary decontamination of 100 to 200 patients per hour.
(4) The hospital has a cache of prophylactic antibiotics to provide
treatment for three days to hospital personnel (medical and ancillary
staff), active volunteers and their families.