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Emergency Preparedness
Accelerating Medical Response Coordination Across Federal, State, and Local Disaster Operations
the overview
FEMA's workforce attrition and staffing shortages have left disaster-stricken regions without timely aid, with preparedness efforts "derailed" according to the agency's internal May 2025 assessment.1 With reports suggesting FEMA's waning capacity to respond to disasters poses significant risks to public health infrastructure during the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, disaster response teams need technology that enables rapid deployment, real-time coordination, and seamless medical care delivery in austere environments. Hiive Health creates a unified disaster medical response platform that connects FEMA coordinators, state emergency management, and local healthcare facilities, enabling coordinated patient tracking, resource allocation, and medical documentation even when traditional infrastructure fails.
the challenge
For federal disaster response teams and emergency managers, current disaster medical operations face critical gaps:
Fragmented Response Coordination
NDMS teams, FEMA officials, and state emergency management operate in disconnected silos, with patient data lost between handoffs and no unified operational picture during mass casualty events
Infrastructure Dependencies
Current medical documentation systems require stable internet and power, both typically unavailable in disaster zones, forcing teams to rely on paper records that delay patient care and federal reimbursement
Resource Allocation Blindness
Without real-time visibility into medical supply levels, patient loads, and team locations across multiple response sites, commanders cannot effectively surge resources where needed most
Compliance Documentation Gaps
Teams struggle to maintain HIPAA-compliant records while documenting care for FEMA reimbursement, often losing critical data needed for after-action reports and federal funding justification
Interagency Communication Barriers
The National Response Framework requires scalable strategies for large-scale emergencies1, yet teams lack secure, interoperable communication tools that work across federal, state, and local jurisdictions
These challenges directly impact disaster mortality rates, federal response times, and the ability to justify continued Congressional funding for emergency preparedness programs.
Hiive Health empowers FEMA, NDMS, and state emergency management teams to deploy a fully operational medical response system within hours of disaster declaration, maintaining continuity of care from point of injury through definitive treatment.
key capabilities
Interoperable Patient Tracking
Unified Command Dashboard
Real-time visualization of all response assets, patient flow, resource levels, and team locations across the entire disaster area accessible to federal and state commanders
Offline-First Architecture
Deploy full medical documentation and patient tracking capabilities without internet connectivity, with automatic synchronization when communications restore
Rapid Deployment Templates
Pre-configured disaster response workflows for hurricanes, earthquakes, pandemics, and mass casualty events that deploy in minutes, not days
Automated Federal Reporting
Generate FEMA-compliant documentation and after-action reports automatically from operational data
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