Office of Preparedness and Emergency Health Care: Systems

When disaster strikes, the timely and effective sharing of information within and across jurisdictions, disciplines, and organizations is critical to an effective public health emergency and disaster response.

The state of Wisconsin uses several preparedness systems centered on information sharing to ensure critical information is made available. Routinely using these systems outside of an emergency response improves the familiarity and functionality should an emergency happen.

EMResource

Doctor holding clipboard with papers discussing medical form with patient

EMResource is a tool that hospitals use to alert and communicate with each other and with their emergency response partners.

PCA Portal

Person sitting at desk, looking at computer while on phone

The Partner Communication & Alerting (PCA) Portal allows local health and tribal agencies to share documents and collaborate with state agencies.

EMTrack

An EMT sits inside an ambulance with a patient.

EMTrack is a tool that emergency response partners use to trace the movement of a patient from an initial encounter through the health care system.

eICS

Incident Commander on back of orange safety vest.

eICS is an incident management tool to guide and support response partners through the entire preparedness cycle.

WISCOM

Three walkie-talkies.

Wisconsin Interoperable System for Communications (WISCOM) serves as a means of redundant communication among health care partners.

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Last revised June 21, 2024