Facilitator Training
North – March, 31, 2026
South – April 15, 2026 – 10:00
Evaluator Training
North – April 2, 2026
South – April 17, 2026 – 10:00
Exercise Day
North – April 9, 2026 – 9am-Noon
South – April 21, 2026 – 9am-Noon – 8:30
After Action Review
North – May 7, 2026 – 1pm-3pm
South – May 14, 2026 – 1pm-3pm – 10:00
The Medical Response and Surge Exercise (MRSE) is a functional exercise designed to examine and evaluate the ability of a healthcare coalition to support a medical surge equal to at least 10% of the coalition’s licensed med/surge bed capacity. The MRSE is an operations-based exercise designed to test and evaluate capabilities and functions while in a realistic, real-time environment. There will be NO ACTUAL MOVEMENT of patients or resources.
Participation: All healthcare coalition members are encouraged to participate. Registration is required.
**Please note: Each facility must indicate a Point of Contact person, who may also serve as the Facilitator and/or Evaluator, and commit to attending the respective trainings.
Facilitators: Must be listed as a Primary or Secondary person on your coalition membership agreement because you will receive WebEOC notifications during the exercise that you will verbally deliver to your command staff. In addition, you must attend Facilitator Training March 31, 2026 at 1pm for HCC NORTH and April 15, 2026 for HCC SOUTH.
Evaluators: Are responsible for completing all online evaluation forms by Friday after the exercise. (3 days).
For this reason, this position must clear time in their schedule to submit all online forms. Do not take this role on if you will be on vacation immediately after exercise day.
You must attend Evaluator Training Thursday, April 2, 2025 at for HCC NORTH and Friday, April 17, 2026 at 10am for HCC SOUTH .
Benefits of Participation:
- It is recognized by and meets CMS requirements.
- Reduces burden on administrative staff – HCC members coordinate, conduct, and complete the AAR/IP.
- Further develops the relationship of healthcare response members working as a whole community.
- Helps satisfy regulatory requirements.
Planning Team: The planning team has been assembled since October 2025 and consists of 19 members. Representatives include members from EMS, Health Departments, Emergency Management and Hospitals. In Addition, a separate planning workgroup was assembled in January 2026 to plan objectives for Hospice, Dialysis and Long-Term Care agencies.
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORIES
South Communications Directory
North Communications Directory
FACILITATOR FORMS
EVALUATOR FORMS
Health Department Resource Supply Form
Health Department Performance Measure
EMS Resource and Support Form
EMS Performance Measure
Hospital Performance Measure
Hospital Patient Tracking and Transfer Form
Hospital Patient Distribution Summary Table
LTC Staffing and Resource Form
Primary Care Staffing and Resource Form
HOSPICE Resource and Support Form
Emergency Management Resource Form
In Home Healthcare Staffing and Resource Form
Dialysis Resource and Staffing Form
TRAINING SLIDES
Coming Soon
Recorded Trainings
To be loaded the week before the exercise
GENERAL DOCUMENTS FOR MRSE EXERCISE DAY
MRSE Exercise Guide
MRSE Recipient Review Guide
MRSE Reporting Tool
MRSE Evaluation Plan