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Senator outlines bills to codify state preparedness stockpiles and hospital surge response
Summary
Sen. [Driscoll] told the committee she filed bills to standardize the state's strategic stockpile and to set an 85% hospital‑capacity threshold triggering surge response agreements; she said efforts formalize practices adopted during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
Senator Joan (last name as stated in testimony) Driscoll testified to the Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management in support of two bills: S537, to strengthen the Commonwealth’s strategic preparedness stockpile, and S538, to improve emergency response and preparedness for surges in pediatric or adult hospitalizations.
Driscoll said the…
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