News Archive
December 22, 2009
ED's Implement Alternative Care Sites Under National Emergency Declaration
December 14, 2009
Hospitals Prepare For Second H1N1 Wave with Western Shelter GateKeeper Portable Triage/Treatment Facilities
November 9, 2009
Moses Cone readies flu tents
By Jason Hardin, Staff Writer News & Record GREENSBORO — The newest addition to Moses Cone Hospital took shape in the middle of a parking lot... more
March 19, 2009
Western Shelter Provides Emergency Medical Systems for the 56th Presidential Inauguration
This linked video from the Department of Health and Human Services shows its NDMS DMAT and IMSuRT Teams deployed during the inauguration to provide emergency medical assistance near the Capital Mall. more
December 10, 2008
VA Reveals New Field Medical Unit—First of Its Kind in Local Area
Written By Heather Marsh of VA Gulf Coast Public Affairs VA Gulf Coast Health Care System unveiled its new, state-of-the-art 30-bed field medical unit Dec. 5... more
December 8, 2008
Special Tent to Brace for Worst at Marathon of the Palm Beaches
By HAL HABIB Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 04, 2008 The Marathon of the Palm Beaches is a disaster waiting to happen. Assuming it stays that way,... more
November 3, 2008
When Disaster Strikes, Mississippi Med-1 Responds On-site
– Patrice Sawyer Guilfoyle About 100 Shubuta residents are watching an afternoon baseball game when a crop duster flies overhead and sprays poison on the crowd.... more
October 10, 2008
Tim Myhre Joins Western Shelter Systems as Director of Commercial-Industrial Markets
Tim Myhre has joined Western Shelter Systems of Eugene, Oregon as Director of Commercial-Industrial business development. For over 30 years, Myhre has been deeply involved... more
September 25, 2008
Mississippi SMAT Team Trains to Deploy 50-Bed Mobile Hospital
The Oxford Eagle A tornado rips through a neighborhood in Oxford, leaving hundreds wounded. Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi's emergency room is filled to capacity with... more
September 16, 2008
New South Wales Fire Brigades Medical Facility at World Youth Day
Due to an outbreak of Influenza at the recent World Youth Day in Sydney, New South Wales Fire Brigades erected this 32 bed treatment facility... more
August 15, 2008
Cobalt Equipment Expands Rental Fleet with Western Shelter Mobility Systems
When Cobalt Equipment, one of the leading rental contractors in the country, wanted to add mobile GIS Mapping and Communications trailers to their emergency response... more
July 15, 2008
Queensland Dept of Emergency Services Exercise
Emergency Magazine, April 2007 QFRS’s Urban Search and Rescue unit (USAR)was recently able to test-drive its unique WesternShelter System at a large scale counter terrorism exercise... more
July 7, 2008
Lessons Learned about Western Shelters during '05 Hurricane Season
I was the team leader for the deployment of DMAT PA-3. We spent the majority of our time at the New Orleans airport triaging and... more
July 7, 2008
Heavy Wet Snow – Alaska 2005
The Western Shelter Tents have stood up well to heavy snow loads. A few years ago we were hosting the Special Winter Olympics and we... more
July 7, 2008
High Wind Performance – Hawaii 2006
HO16, Thank you for such an incredible product!! i just wanted to send you some big thanks from Maui. I do conservation work in a... more
June 23, 2008
Iowa Center for Disaster Operations and Response
Division of Acute Disease Prevention and Emergency Response September 2006 v1.1
A tornado rips through Anytown, Iowa causing extensive damage to the local hospital. Hospital administration initiates... more
June 13, 2008
Mississippi Mobile Response System Featured at NDMS ’08 Conference
Mississippi’s Mobile Response Trailer System (MRTS) and GateKeeper 50-bed Disaster Field Hospital System was the featured exhibition during the recent National Disaster Medical Systems (NDMS)... more
February 10, 2008
Providence Vernonia Clinic Reopens While Rebuilding Continues
The tents in place at Vernonia are heated, insulated, include four private exam rooms and have access to electrical power and runing water - everything... more
ED's Implement Alternative Care Sites Under National Emergency Declaration
The recent National Emergency Declaration, signed by President Obama on October 24th of 2009, has helped several hospitals to respond to the growing H1N1 pandemic. This declaration allows hospitals to seek a waiver from specific EMTALA and HIPAA requirements in order to meet the growing needs of their patients.
moreDecember 14, 2009
Hospitals Prepare For Second H1N1 Wave with Western Shelter GateKeeper Portable Triage/Treatment Facilities
Providence Health Systems in the Pacific NW is figuratively putting more sandbags in place by expanding their very successful surge capacity plan to their smaller outlying facilities. Providence deployed their GateKeeper alternative care facilities just outside the hospitals' Emergency Departments to protect the hospital and staff from exposure whil still providing appropriate care to the community.
moreNovember 9, 2009
Moses Cone readies flu tents
By Jason Hardin, Staff Writer News & Record GREENSBORO — The newest addition to Moses Cone Hospital took shape in the middle of a parking lot... more
March 19, 2009
Western Shelter Provides Emergency Medical Systems for the 56th Presidential Inauguration
This linked video from the Department of Health and Human Services shows its NDMS DMAT and IMSuRT Teams deployed during the inauguration to provide emergency medical assistance near the Capital Mall. more
December 10, 2008
VA Reveals New Field Medical Unit—First of Its Kind in Local Area
Written By Heather Marsh of VA Gulf Coast Public Affairs VA Gulf Coast Health Care System unveiled its new, state-of-the-art 30-bed field medical unit Dec. 5... more
December 8, 2008
Special Tent to Brace for Worst at Marathon of the Palm Beaches
By HAL HABIB Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 04, 2008 The Marathon of the Palm Beaches is a disaster waiting to happen. Assuming it stays that way,... more
November 3, 2008
When Disaster Strikes, Mississippi Med-1 Responds On-site
– Patrice Sawyer Guilfoyle About 100 Shubuta residents are watching an afternoon baseball game when a crop duster flies overhead and sprays poison on the crowd.... more
October 10, 2008
Tim Myhre Joins Western Shelter Systems as Director of Commercial-Industrial Markets
Tim Myhre has joined Western Shelter Systems of Eugene, Oregon as Director of Commercial-Industrial business development. For over 30 years, Myhre has been deeply involved... more
September 25, 2008
Mississippi SMAT Team Trains to Deploy 50-Bed Mobile Hospital
The Oxford Eagle A tornado rips through a neighborhood in Oxford, leaving hundreds wounded. Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi's emergency room is filled to capacity with... more
September 16, 2008
New South Wales Fire Brigades Medical Facility at World Youth Day
Due to an outbreak of Influenza at the recent World Youth Day in Sydney, New South Wales Fire Brigades erected this 32 bed treatment facility... more
August 15, 2008
Cobalt Equipment Expands Rental Fleet with Western Shelter Mobility Systems
When Cobalt Equipment, one of the leading rental contractors in the country, wanted to add mobile GIS Mapping and Communications trailers to their emergency response... more
July 15, 2008
Queensland Dept of Emergency Services Exercise
Emergency Magazine, April 2007 QFRS’s Urban Search and Rescue unit (USAR)was recently able to test-drive its unique WesternShelter System at a large scale counter terrorism exercise... more
July 7, 2008
Lessons Learned about Western Shelters during '05 Hurricane Season
I was the team leader for the deployment of DMAT PA-3. We spent the majority of our time at the New Orleans airport triaging and... more
July 7, 2008
Heavy Wet Snow – Alaska 2005
The Western Shelter Tents have stood up well to heavy snow loads. A few years ago we were hosting the Special Winter Olympics and we... more
July 7, 2008
High Wind Performance – Hawaii 2006
HO16, Thank you for such an incredible product!! i just wanted to send you some big thanks from Maui. I do conservation work in a... more
June 23, 2008
Iowa Center for Disaster Operations and Response
Division of Acute Disease Prevention and Emergency Response September 2006 v1.1
A tornado rips through Anytown, Iowa causing extensive damage to the local hospital. Hospital administration initiates... more
June 13, 2008
Mississippi Mobile Response System Featured at NDMS ’08 Conference
Mississippi’s Mobile Response Trailer System (MRTS) and GateKeeper 50-bed Disaster Field Hospital System was the featured exhibition during the recent National Disaster Medical Systems (NDMS)... more
February 10, 2008
Providence Vernonia Clinic Reopens While Rebuilding Continues
The tents in place at Vernonia are heated, insulated, include four private exam rooms and have access to electrical power and runing water - everything... more