Fire Destroys Home Care Office – Are you Ready for DIsaster?

Stephen Tweed | February 17, 2008 | Newsroom
The fire that devastated the Antietam Village Shopping Center in Frederick, Maryland nearly one year ago destroyed more than building materials.For Adla Simms, a manager at Maxim Healthcare Services, the blaze took medical records."We even had to do all the employees screenings again, starting from scratch," she said. "We lost the medical records for more…

The fire that devastated the Antietam Village Shopping Center in Frederick, Maryland nearly one year ago destroyed more than building materials.

For Adla Simms, a manager at Maxim Healthcare Services, the blaze took medical records.

“We even had to do all the employees screenings again, starting from scratch,” she said. “We lost the medical records for more than 30 home care patients, as well as all the other documents,” she said.

The 100 or so employees at the company had to start from application through background checks and more just to get back to work, she said.

What about you?

Are you ready for a disaster in your home health care office? How quickly can you put your disaster plan into action?

Stephen Tweed
Stephen Tweed, CSP, began his journey as a business strategist in home health care in 1982. Today, Stephen is among the top thought leaders in Home Care strategy and management. He has worked with top 5% companies from across the US. He is a sought after speaker at from national and state association events.

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