DisastersNet, Inc. Provides Web-Based Disaster Management Systems for Hospitals, Other Industries

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DisastersNet, Inc. Provides Web-Based Disaster Management Systems for Hospitals, Other Industries

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Saturday, 17 January 2009 10:30

Founded by Hospital Safety and Emergency Management Veterans, Nashville Company Offers Customized Disaster Incident Management System (DIMS) for Real-Time Emergencies and Training Exercises

Jan. 13, 2009

{mosimage}NASHVILLE, Tenn -- Nashville-based DisastersNet, Inc., which develops and implements fully automated, web-based emergency management systems for use in hospitals and other industries, today announced that it is poised for rapid growth in 2009, thanks to the company's growing customer base, expanded product offerings and marketplace demand. DisastersNet's flagship product, called DIMS (Disaster Incident Management System), allows hospitals and other organizations to conduct training exercises and to manage real-time emergencies using the federal Incident Command System (ICS). The Joint Commission and the federal government have put greater emphasis on utilizing ICS since the events of 9/11. All U.S. hospitals are required to conduct a minimum of two emergency training exercises per year and to complete extensive reporting on their results.

According to DisastersNet's chief executive officer Gene Kirby, "Over the past 10 years, disasters have increased by 30 percent in the United States, and we unfortunately expect the numbers to continue to rise. Looking specifically at health care, it's critical that hospitals, as our 'first receivers' in disasters, have an effective, easy-to-use system in place to prepare for and respond to emergency situations." Because it is customized, automated and web-based, DIMS saves hospitals and other organizations time and money, while allowing for a more efficient process and improved communication that can end up saving lives. In the past, safety officers have had to manage many of these processes by hand on paper, which can be cumbersome, confusing and inefficient.

With DIMS, an organization's incident commander (the person in charge of the response or exercise) is able to activate the appropriate template for the event and deploy the incident command team members, all from a desktop computer or portable device. Organizations using DIMS can create external and internal disaster scenarios for specific vulnerabilities or risks. In addition, DIMS captures every action that takes place during the incident or exercise, omitting the labor-intensive process of compiling data necessary for process improvement and reimbursement.

Effective Dec. 31, 2008, DisastersNet entered into a three-year agreement with HealthStream, which provides research and learning solutions to the health care industry. HealthStream will offer DIMS as a new disaster management and training tool to its client base, which includes approximately 2,400 hospitals. DisastersNet will assist HealthStream in the sales and support of the DIMS service.

Behind the company and the DIMS product is the seasoned DisastersNet management team, which has more than 100 years of combined experience in front-line emergency management,

information security and entrepreneurial ventures:

-- W. Eugene Kirby, Jr., CEO, has more than three decades' experience in emergency response/business management. He is former founder, chairman and president of Dialogic Communications Corporation, an industry leader in automating emergency response notification.

-- Chris Riddle, president and co-founder, has over 20 years of health care safety, security and emergency management experience. Most recently, he was the chief safety officer for Ascension Health System.

-- Bryant G. Tow, COO and EVP, has two decades of experience in the information technology industry. Most recently, he was global director of security services for Unisys, Corp.

Subscriptions to DIMS are eligible for grant funding. The system was designed with the flexibility to easily adjust to the intricacies in the command structures of most industry sectors and municipalities.

About DisastersNet, Inc.

Nashville-based DisastersNet Inc. develops and implements fully automated, web-based emergency management systems for hospitals and other industries, for use in real-time emergencies or during training exercises. The company's emergency platform, called the Disaster Incident Management System (DIMS), was designed and developed by hospital safety officers, physicians and emergency management experts. DisastersNet's products are designed to comply with The Joint Commission's requirements for emergency management, as well as the federal standards for the National Incident Management System (NIMS). In addition, DisastersNet offers its customers high-quality, 24/7 customer service, onsite and online training, and professional consulting services to address all emergency management needs. Visit DisastersNet online at www.disastersnet.com.

About HealthStream

HealthStream is a leading provider of research and learning solutions for the healthcare industry, transforming insight into action to deliver outcomes-based results for healthcare organizations. Through HealthStream's learning solutions--which have been contracted by approximately 1.8 million hospital-based healthcare professionals--healthcare organizations create safer environments for patients, increase clinical competencies of their workforces, and facilitate the rapid transfer of the latest knowledge and technologies. Through HealthStream's research products, executives from healthcare organizations gain valuable insight about patients' experiences, workforce challenges, physician relations, and community perceptions of their services. For more information about HealthStream, visit www.healthstream.com.

SOURCE: DisastersNet, Inc.

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