Emergency Preparedness
Meharry Medical College (MMC) has a comprehensive Emergency Preparedness Plan which has identified various types of emergencies and the necessary steps to take to ensure the safety and expedient recovery of our College community. To this end, MMC is committed to the continuous education and training of environmental safety initiatives, widespread distribution of emergency preparedness information, and the ongoing simulated exercises of the emergency plans across the campus.
The EPP outlines specific response steps for various emergencies such as:
- Building Evacuation
- Fire
- Tornado
- Earthquake
- Inclement Weather
- Explosions or Aircraft Crash
- Hostage Situations
- Bomb Threats or Suspicious Mail Packages
- Water Losses or Contamination
- Food Poisoning
- Chemical Spill or Contamination
- Violent Crimes or Active Shooter
- Bioterrorism
- Civil Disorders
The Emergency Preparedness Plan also designates the Emergency Response Team (ERT) responsibilities and contact phone numbers. The ERT consists of the following positions:
1. EMERGENCY DIRECTOR:
SVP of Operations
2. ASSISTANT EMERGENCY DIRECTORS:
Director of Campus Safety and Security,
Director of Campus Operations, and
Environmental Safety Officer
3. RISK MANAGEMENT:
Director of Corporate Compliance,
Risk Management Specialist
4. CAMPUS SECURITY:
Captain of Campus Safety and Security
5. DAMAGE CONTROL:
Associate Vice President for Information Technology,
Designated Campus Operations personnel and
Designated Security personnel.
6. STUDENT AFFAIRS:
Deans and Associate Deans,
Assistant Vice President of Advancement and College Relations,
Graduate Medical Education
7. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS:
Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Communications
8. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ADVISOR:
Radiation Safety Officer and
Chemical/Biological Safety Officer
9. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS:
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
10. LEGAL AFFAIRS:
General Counsel or designee
The Department of Campus Safety and Security (DCSS) have the primary responsibility for evacuating all campus buildings. All security officers on-duty assigned to respective buildings will be responsible for ensuring that his/her building has been completely evacuated. Each building on campus will be assigned an Emergency Coordinator to assist the DCSS with facilitating the safe evacuation of all employees, students, and patients. Emergency Coordinators must maintain a current e-mail address and telephone listing of all employees working, students matriculating, and patients residing within their respective buildings.
The EPP outlines specific responsibilities of Emergency Coordinators, but the General Expectations are as follows:
- Act as point of contact for routine and special communications pertaining to the building and/or department.
- Develop and maintain “text groups” to communicate with building and/or department heads during and outside of normal working hours in the event of an emergency.
- Assist College senior leaders within the building and/or department in execution of emergency plan, working with emergency service organizations to determine the whereabouts and status of students, faculty, staff, and guests of the College affected by the incident, and disseminating information to faculty, staff, students and other affected by the incident.
- Make yourself familiar with emergency equipment location and operation (e.g. fire extinguishers) and evacuation routes.
Emergency Coordinator List >
The following is a list of areas for all individuals from each building to report to in the event of an emergency requiring evacuation. Each building has two inside locations (one for exchange of information, one as a place of optimum safety in the event of a tornado) and an outside central gathering location for evacuation purposes (such as a fire alarm). Individuals who occupy buildings surrounded by glass need to proceed to the nearest stairwell in the building, and/or evacuate to the nearest building of optimum safety. Any modular units used on campus should be abandoned in case of tornado for a more permanent structure or other place of safety such as a ditch or ground depression.
S. S. Kresge Learning Resources Center
Primary Gathering Points: North side of Albion (circular drive of the Elam Center); south side of Moreno Street (Parking Lot-F)
Inside Safety Location: Lowest Level Stairwell
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Meharry Medical Group (MMG)
Outside Gathering Point: East side of the Office of Information Technology Building
Inside Safety Location: Lowest Level Basement
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Metro Nashville General Hospital (MNGH)
Outside Gathering Point: Southside of the Building (Parking Lot-A); North side of the
Building (Parking Lot O)
Inside Safety Location: Lowest Level Basement
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Lloyd C. Elam Mental Health Center
Outside Gathering Point: In front of Amphitheatre – Street Level
Inside Safety Location: Lowest Level Basement
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Meharry Towers
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot F
Inside Safety Location: Lowest Level Basement
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Dorothy Brown Hall
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot-A
Inside Safety Location: Hallway
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Morena A
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot
Inside Safety Location: Lower Level Hallway
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Morena B
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot
Inside Safety Location: Lower Level Hallway
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Cal Turner Family Center
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot-I
Inside Safety Location: Lower Level Hallway
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Harold D. West Basic Sciences Building
Outside Gathering Point: In front of Amphitheatre; Southside of West Basic Sciences
Building; North side of West Basic Sciences (Parking Lot-J & L)
Inside Safety Location: Basement
Inside Information Point: Atrium (Main Floor)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Clay Simpson Building
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot-L
Inside Safety Location: Basement
Inside Information Point: Front Office
Old Hospital Building
Outside Gathering Point: Lot-H
Inside Safety Location: Hallway
Inside Information Point: Front Lobby
Biomedical Science Building
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot O
Inside Safety Location: Basement
Inside Information Point: Front Office
Campus Operations Building
Outside Gathering Pont: Parking Lot O
Inside Safety Location: Basement
Inside Information Point: Front Office
Salt Wagon Cafe
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot 0
Inside Safety Location: Lobby
Inside Information Point: A. Cherrie Epps Center
Epps Student Center
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot O
Inside Safety Location: Basement
Inside Information Point: Director’s Office in Student Center
School of Dentistry Building
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot O
Inside Safety Location: Basement
Inside Information Point: Front Lobby
Computer Center
Outside Gathering Point: Lot H (Secondary – Parking Lot A)
Inside Safety Location: Basement
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Dialysis Center
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot G and GG
Inside Safety Location: Basement
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Lyttle Hall
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot H (Secondary Lot A)
Inside Safety Location: Basement Conference Room
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Family Practice Clinic Skyline
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot
Inside Safety Location: Hallway
Inside Information Point: Reception Area
Family and Dental Clinic Antioch
Outside Gathering Point: Parking Lot
Inside Safety Location: Lobby
Inside Information Point: Reception Area
1919 Charlotte Avenue Clinic
Outside Gathering Point: Outside Parking Lot
Inside Safety Location: OB/GYN Reception Area
Inside Information Point: Lobby
Biomedical Building: ……………………………….. Basement Level Interior or Ground Floor Interior Hallway
Cal Turner…………………………………………. Ground Level Interior Hallway (from Kitchen to Board Room)
Campus Operations/Power Plant………………………………………………………………………… Basement Interior
Clay Simpson Building…………………………………………………………………. Basement Level Interior Staircase
Dorothy Brown Hall……………………………………………………………………… Basement Level Interior Hallway
Elam Center ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Basement
Epps Center……………………………………………………………………………….. Basement Level- Interior Hallway
Learning Resource Center (LRC)……………………………………………………………… Lowest Level Auditorium
Lyttle Hall…………………………………………………………………………………… Basement Level Interior Hallway
Meharry Medical Group (MMG)………………………………………………………. Ground Level Interior Hallway
Morena A………………………………………………………………………………………. Ground Level Interior Hallway
Morena B………………………………………………………………………………………. Ground Level Interior Hallway
Old Hospital………………………………………………………………………………….. Ground Level Interior Hallway
Office of Information Technology (OIT)…………………………………………………………….. Basement Interior
Royal Towers………………………………………………………………………………… Ground Level Interior Hallway
School of Dentistry…………………………………………………………………….. Basement Level Interior Hallway
West Basic Sciences Building………………………………………………………. Basement Level Interior Hallway