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IEM Joins Quanta and ATCO in LUMA Team to Transform Puerto Rico’s Electricity System
IEM, supporting Quanta Services and ATCO in LUMA Energy, serves as the federal fiscal fund manager and assists in emergency management efforts.
IEM Named one of the “Best Employers” in North Carolina
IEM was recently named “A Best Place to Work” in North Carolina among large businesses for 2020.
Why it is important for everyone to get their flu shot? And there is still time to get it.
The 2020-2021 flu season is expected to be particularly strenuous on health care facilities as it is compounded with the current COVID-19 pandemic. This year it is very important to get the flu shot to prevent the spread of the virus and to minimize the additional strain on local health care systems.
When Can We Leave Our Masks at Home?
While the latest news about the COVID-19 vaccines has been promising, it is important that everyone continue to wear masks and practice the proper safety measures.
IEM’s COVID-19 Projection Dashboard: Integrating AI & GIS Technologies
IEM’s COVID-19 Projection Dashboard integrates AI and GIS technologies to forecast or predict new coronavirus cases across the country by applying AI and machine learning to confirmed coronavirus cases at the state and county level.
Managing FEMA CSEPP Grants with WebCA
FEMA’s Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) needed a reliable financial system to handle its grant management process.
Refining CDBG-DR Case and Workflow Management Systems
A successful disaster recovery effort using HUD CDBG-DR (Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery) is reliant on the quality of the systems utilized to organize recovery efforts.
Assisting New Jersey Housing Recovery After Hurricane Sandy
New Jersey’s (NJ) Department of Community Affairs (DCA) hired IEM to assist in completing their U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) housing recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Alternate COVID care site to open on Tuesday
KGNS – Patients who will be admitted will have been previously hospitalized, but the site allows these patients to have a few extra days of monitoring while also freeing up beds in the ICU’s.
New alternate care site aims to help unburden Laredo hospitals
Laredo Morning Times – An alternate care site established by the state of Texas to increase hospital capacity in Laredo will begin accepting patients as soon as this week.
Mortality is Not Increased in SARS‐CoV‐2 Infected Persons With Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Wiley Online Library – HCV+ persons with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection are more likely to be admitted to a hospital. The hospitalization rate also increased with higher FIB‐4 score. However, admission to an ICU and mortality are not different between those with and without HCV infection.
When Can You Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
HealthCentral – Nurse, teacher, retiree, kid. As rollout begins in the U.S., check to see where you fall on the vax priority list.
IEM Vice President Bryan Koon Takes on Key Role in Rebuild 850’s Mission to Help the Florida Panhandle Recover
Three months to the day after Hurricane Michael devasted northwest Florida, Rebuild 850 held a media conference call about the volunteer group’s efforts to galvanize the recovery effort. Rebuild 850’s leadership, former Florida House speakers Allan Bense and Will Weatherford, used the occasion to announce a new member of the team. Bryan Koon was named […]
IEM Wildfire Recovery Capabilities
IEM offers states, cities and counties that are recovering from catastrophic wildfires unparalleled experience and administrative skill in disaster planning and recovery. IEM is unique among emergency management firms for its cadre of over 200 in-house, all-hazards disaster recovery planning and recovery experts. Over its 33-year history, IEM has amassed an unrivaled degree of hands-on […]
