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Localities must pre-identify temporary medical facility to use during natural disasters in the scenario that local medical facilities become damaged or overwhelmed. The Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team (IMERT) offers several easy-to-use tools to help localities create a plan for temporary medical facilities.

On this page, find links to a “site selection tool” that can be downloaded as a Word document or fillable PDF to catalog important features and useful information about potential temporary medical facilities. This page also includes a list of criteria to take into consideration when evaluating potential temporary medical facility sites.

IMERT Temporary Medical Facility Treatment Station Planning