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Amerilert

Improving the ability to communicate with each of our member facilities during emergency events has been identified as a critical emergency preparedness capability. As such, utilizing grant funds provided under the auspices of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, the HCANJ has committed to improving emergency communications to each of our members. This new communication system is intended for emergency use only and will not be used to disseminate routine emergency preparedness communications.

We have recently established an emergency notification account for each member facility with Amerilert. This service will provide your facility with the ability to receive instant emergency alerts via several different modalities including mobile phone (via SMS text), landline phones (via voice message) and email accounts. If you have not already done so, please activate your account following the directions provided within our September 29, 2009 email to your facility. If you require assistance with the registration process, please contact J. David Weidner, Director of Emergency Preparedness.

Our goal is to provide our membership with the ability to receive more timely situational awareness regarding emergencies that might affect your facility, staff, and residents including weather, public health or safety-related announcements. In the majority of cases, the information you receive will merely be one directional and will require no response, however their may be instances in which recipients will be requested to provide information back to HCANJ’s Director of Emergency Preparedness so that appropriate assistance may be garnered if needed.