West Nipissing General Hospital

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Emergency Preparedness

The WNGH has developed emergency plans that detail the measures for dealing with, responding to and preparing for emergencies and that provide procedures for evacuating and relocating residents and evacuating staff and others in cases of an emergency. The following emergency and contingency plans are in place:

  • Code Red – Fire
  • Code Green – Evacuation
  • Code Orange – Community/External Disaster
  • Code Brown – Hazardous Spill (Internal/External)
  • Code Black – Bomb Threat
  • Code Blue/Pink – Cardiac Arrest
  • Code Yellow – Missing Person
  • Code Amber – Missing Child
  • Code White – Violent Behaviour
  • Code Purple – Hostage Situation
  • Code Silver – Person with a Weapon
  • Code Grey – Air Exclusion
  • Boil Water Advisory
  • Cyber Attack
  • Extreme Heat
  • Nurse Call Bell System Malfunction
  • Pandemic-Influenza
  • Power Failure (Ventilation, Gas Boilers, Fire Alarm, Hydro, Telephone)
  • Surge Capacity Management
  • Water Service Interruption

If you would like to review any of the plans, please contact us at (705) 753-3110 ext. 366.