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Emergency Preparedness & Response

  • Emergency Medical Services By 1960, concern for the rising death rate among victims of traumatic injuries in Illinois prompted state government to begin planning to coordinate community resources for the purposes of decreasing the risk of accidents, improving the quality of emergency services and developing a comprehensive network of emergency medical services responsive to the varied needs of all the
  • Public Health & Health Care System Preparedness The IDPH Office of Preparedness and Response provides emergency response planning, training, exercise, emergency response and evaluation services to all IDPH programs, local public health departments, and the healthcare system. In support of this, OPR provides many services such as: EMT, ambulance licensing and hospital trauma, stroke, and pediatric specialized hospital