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Region 7 Healthcare Coalition MOD 4/15/2010 <br />REGION 7 HEALTHCARE <br />MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT <br />Revised: April 21, 2009 <br />This Region 7 Healthcare Inter-Jurisdictional Mutual Aid Agreement ("Agreement") is made and <br />entered into by the signatory Healthcare Agencies within Region 7 in the State of Washington <br />that operate a Hospital or Clinic individually with all other signatory Party Healthcare agencies <br />legally joining the Agreement. <br />PURPOSE <br />The undersigned Parties confront numerous threats to the public's health, including but not <br />limited to, Public Health Incidents, Emergencies andlor Disasters that could overwhelm the <br />capabilities of an immediate local response. None of the Parties to this Agreement possesses all <br />of the necessary resources to cope with every possible Public Health Incident, Emergency or <br />Disaster by itself, and a more efficient, effective response can best be achieved by the application <br />and leveraging of collective resources. <br />Each Party desires to voluntarily aid and assist each other by the interchange of health care <br />resources and services in the event that a Public Health Incident, Emergency or Disaster situation <br />should occur. The Party finds it necessary and desirable to execute this Agreement for the <br />interchange of such mutual Assistance on a county and/or regional basis. <br />The Parties to this Agreement have determined it is in their collective best interest to develop and <br />implement a Plan, and incorporate mutual aid response into their existing emergency response <br />plans. Training and exercising Mutual Aid protocols, in advance of a Public Health Incident, <br />Emergency or Disaster, will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of each responding party. <br />The Parties desire to cooperate with one another to receive state and/or federal resources, <br />provided such cooperation does not compromise a Parties own healthcare response. The Parties <br />desire to engage in frequent consultation and to allow free exchange of information, plans, and <br />resource records related to Assistance activities. <br />ARTICLE I <br />DEFINITIONS <br />Assistlng Party: A Party providing Assistance to a Requesting Party from another healthcare <br />agency that has requested Assistance to confront a Public Health Incident, Emergency or <br />Disaster. <br />Assistance: Assistance means personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, facilities, services, <br />andlor related resources.