Practical Readiness
Leeward Solutions
Preparedness consulting for healthcare and essential services
Leeward Solutions helps hospitals, healthcare coalitions, nursing facilities, public agencies, and small businesses prepare for emergencies. We develop and update plans, train staff, design exercises, and help organizations carry improvements through.
Our work connects preparedness responsibilities with the people, facilities, equipment, and resources available to carry them out.
Planning and Program Reviews
Understand your risks and decide what needs attention. We develop and update emergency operations and continuity plans, review existing programs, and turn findings into practical priorities for your team.
Training and Team Development
Prepare people for the responsibilities they will carry during an emergency. Training can incorporate your procedures, equipment, and operating conditions so staff can practice the tasks and decisions expected of them.
Exercises and Improvement Planning
Practice your response and find where coordination needs work. We design and support drills, tabletop discussions, and operational exercises, then document findings and help establish improvement actions.
Ongoing Preparedness Support
Keep preparedness work moving throughout the year. We help with agreed priorities such as plan updates, training schedules, exercise preparation, and follow-up on unresolved findings.
Support shaped around your operation
Useful preparedness work starts with how your organization operates. We consider staffing, facility layout, equipment, dependencies, and the partners your response will involve. That includes the people who may have to act at night, with reduced staffing, or when normal resources are unavailable.
We work with your existing plans and internal expertise to clarify responsibilities and develop tools your team can use.
When to bring Leeward in
You do not need to have the entire project defined before you contact us. A specific problem, an upcoming deadline, or uncertainty about where to begin is enough to start a conversation.
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You need a new plan, an overdue update, or a review of the program you inherited.
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Staff need practice with emergency responsibilities, procedures, or equipment.
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An upcoming exercise needs planning, facilitation, evaluation, or reporting.
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An incident or exercise identified problems that still need attention.
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Your coordinator or leadership team needs additional capacity for preparedness work.
Ways to work with Leeward
A defined project
Develop or update a plan, deliver training, support an exercise, or address a specific preparedness gap.
Continuing support
Work through an agreed set of program priorities over time, with responsibilities, availability, and deliverables established in advance.
Additional project expertise
Add planning, training, or exercise support to work already led by your staff or another consulting team.
For consulting and training partners
Need additional preparedness expertise for a client project? Contact Leeward to discuss a defined role in planning, training development, exercise support, or delivery. We can work with your project lead to agree on responsibilities, deliverables, and coordination with the client.
Support for current clients
Bring us the next unresolved issue, upcoming exercise, or program priority. We can build on completed work and define the next assignment with your team.
Common questions
Can you work with our existing plans and staff?
Yes. We can review and build on your current work, support the people responsible for your program, and focus on the areas that need attention.
Can we hire Leeward for one part of a project?
Yes. An engagement can cover a defined assignment, such as reviewing a plan, developing training materials, facilitating an exercise, or preparing an after-action report.
How are delivery and pricing determined?
We discuss your objectives, participants, location, schedule, and deliverables before preparing a proposal. Remote and on-site activities are selected to fit the work.
What does your organization need to prepare for?
Discuss Your Needs
Tell us about your organization, what needs attention, and any important deadlines. You do not need to know which service to select before reaching out. We will discuss your priorities and, when there is a fit, provide a proposal with a defined scope, schedule, responsibilities, and deliverables. Please provide a general description. We will arrange an appropriate way to exchange plans or other sensitive materials if they are needed.
Greenwood County, South Carolina
864.581.0449
