CHUG Team

10/13/2025

At CHUG, your emergency planning matters to us.

We are a one-of-a-kind mutual aid collaboration with healthcare providers across the country — overseeing evacuation, transportation, and relocation services, as well as restoration, recovery, and training.

Our mission is simple. We help healthcare facilities prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergent events and disasters together.

Learn more about membership and how CHUG can support your facility at CHUGteam.org

10/07/2025

Preparedness doesn’t happen by accident; it happens through practice.

Workshops, Tabletop, Full-Scale, and Functional exercises are a high-impact way for healthcare teams to rehearse emergency response before a real crisis hits.

That’s why CHUG strives to deliver realistic, discussion-based scenarios that strengthen decision-making, communication, and collaboration.

Learn more: https://www.chugteam.org/what-we-do

10/06/2025

"Dialysis centers, particularly small and independent ones, are scrambling to meet new licensing and operational demands — while also facing payment delays from CMS."

In January 2025, a quiet but consequential Medicare rule change redefined how dialysis patients access a critical class of medications. Seven oral

10/03/2025

Fall is here. Are your patients, staff, and systems ready?

Check out CHUG’s fall readiness tips to strengthen your facility before the next storm, surge, or freeze.

09/28/2025

It’s becoming a trend for long-term care leaders to get caught in “analysis paralysis” even when emergency plans and other allocated necessary resources are approved.

𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒓? 𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆.

In an industry where lives literally depend on fast reactions and decisions, this idleness is a huge threat to both safety and daily operations.

Read the blog: https://www.chugteam.org/resources/senior-care-leadership-challenges

09/24/2025

When you say YES to CHUG membership, you get all of this, and more!

✔️ Membership Mutual Aid assistance with oversight of evacuation, transportation and relocation as needed
✔️ Assistance with Restoration services for mold, fire and water damage
✔️ Response with critical Resources such as generators, heaters, air conditioning and more
✔️ Facilitated Workshops, Conferences, Education and member services at discounted pricing
✔️ Participation in Tabletop, Functional & Full Scale Exercises
✔️ Assistance to ensure state regulatory and CMS Compliance
✔️ Help with your Emergency Preparedness Program Assessment and Emergency Operations Plan
✔️ Additional 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 for custom facility needs & requirements
✔️ Regular 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 shared via blogs, newsletters and more

𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑: https://www.chugteam.org/become-a-member

09/17/2025

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟐-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫, 𝐂𝐄𝐔-𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫:
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
10:00 AM CST/ 11:00 AM EST

During the CEU-approved table exercise, "Operation "Major Flood!", we will simulate a large-scale flood scenario, challenging participants to assess and activate their Emergency Operations Plans, including:
• Water supply
• Communications
• Evacuation
• Continuity Of Operations (COOP), and
• Recovery

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3566840359199527260

09/17/2025

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟐-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫, 𝐂𝐄𝐔-𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫:
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
10:00 AM CST/ 11:00 AM EST

During the CEU-approved table exercise, Operation "Major Flood!", we will simulate a large-scale flood scenario, challenging participants to assess and activate their Emergency Operations Plans, including:
• Water supply
• Communications
• Evacuation
• Continuity Of Operations (COOP), and
• Recovery

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3566840359199527260

09/16/2025

At CHUG, October is about more than Fall, pumpkin-spiced lattes, and spooky season, it's about providing our members with life-saving training that keeps them in compliance and out of trouble.

If you're a CHUG member, visit the portal to get registered for our upcoming events for Long-Term Care Facilities!

Not a member yet? Become one today! https://www.chugteam.org/become-a-member

09/10/2025

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

Torrential rainfall in April 2025 led to catastrophic flooding in multiple Texas counties. Several assisted living and skilled nursing facilities were forced to evacuate with little notice. Some had no formal agreements in place for patient transportation or alternate care sites. A lack of generator access in rising water zones created dangerous delays in care continuity, medication administration, and communication.

With an overall increase in natural disasters, these scenarios are not as rare as they once seemed.

Read the full blog here: https://www.chugteam.org/resources/september-is-emergency-preparedness-month

09/08/2025

CHUG’s Emergency Tip Sheets offer clear, practical guidance for healthcare teams facing severe weather, power outages, or other emergencies.

𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠:
✔️An internal resource to train and support staff

✔️Part of your admissions process to reassure new residents and families, and

✔️A key component of your Emergency Operations Plan.

𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
https://www.chugteam.org/safety-and-emergency-tip-sheets

09/02/2025

When disaster strikes, proactive preparedness makes all the difference. That’s why CHUG and ACR® are partnering to bring you Operation “Major Flood!” — a live, virtual interactive tabletop exercise designed to help healthcare organizations strengthen emergency response and recovery capabilities.

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟐-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫, 𝐂𝐄𝐔-𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐆 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
10:00 AM CST/ 11:00 AM EST

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 & 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: www.chugteam.org/resources/operation-major-flood-tabletop-exercise