Main Line Health becomes region’s only health system recognized as StormReady® by National Weather Service
Bryn Mawr, PA — Main Line Health has become Southeastern Pennsylvania’s only health system to receive the National Weather Service’s StormReady® designation—a program designed to save lives and increase resilience to hurricanes, winter storms and other weather-related hazards.
The StormReady program is designed to encourage communities, including health systems and other organizations, to be prepared for weather-related disasters. An average of 500 are killed and nearly $15 billion in damage is caused by extreme weather events, numbers that the program seeks to improve.
Main Line Health, which serves Philadelphia and its western suburbs, is one of only seven commercial entities across Pennsylvania with the designation and one of four hospital/health systems. Main Line Health includes four acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital—and a team of nearly 13,000 employees and more than 2,000 physicians caring for patients.
“Although this winter has provided a welcome break from extreme weather conditions, we know how prone our region is to massive storms and flooding that cause death and property damage,” said Armand Alessi, Director of Emergency Management. “We play a critical role when weather-related disasters arise. I am pleased with the detailed plans we have in place to be ready when conditions require it.”
To become a StormReady site, the Main Line Health Public Safety Emergency Management Team coordinated with a local NWS office on a plan that entails maintaining a 24-hour warning point and emergency operations center; implementing multiple ways to receive NWS warnings to alert the staff; using a system to monitor local weather conditions; promoting the importance of public readiness through community events, and addressing hazardous weather and flooding in its formal emergency management blueprint.
The designation is valid for four years and can be renewed.
About Main Line Health
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health is a not-for-profit health system serving Philadelphia and its suburbs. Main Line Health's commitment — to deliver safe, high-quality, equitable and affordable care for treating and curing disease, playing an important role in prevention and disease management, as well as training physicians and other health care providers — reflects our intent to be the region's premier choice for clinical care, research, and education. A team of more than 13,000 employees and over 2,100 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers care for patients throughout Main Line Health.
At Main Line Health's core are four of the region's most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as one of the nation's premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital.
Main Line Health also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, which includes skilled home health care, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology, and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization; and Main Line HealthCare, one of the region's largest multispecialty physician networks.
Main Line Health is the recipient of numerous awards for quality care and service, including the prestigious American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Prize, highest tier ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for Overall Hospital Quality and systemwide recognition in the 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Main Line Health is committed to creating an environment of diversity, respect, equity and inclusion, has proudly received awards in this area and has embraced the American Hospital Association's #123forEquity Pledge to Act to eliminate disparities in care. We are dedicated to advancing patient-centered care, education and research to help patients stay healthy and live their best lives.
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