Medically Vulnerable Populations Partners Exercise - Regional Cyberattack

On October 30, 2024, the first of two sessions of the NVERS Medically Vulnerable Populations Tabletop Exercises was held in Fairfax County. The exercise was attended by over fifty (50) partners representing long-term care facilities, dialysis facilities, home health and hospice, and intermediate care facilities were joined by emergency managers, public health emergency coordinators, and health system representatives as they worked through a complex scenario. The exercise tested the healthcare sector's response to an evolving cyberattack with broad impacts on telecommunications, cloud services, and other infrastructure. The exercise aligned to the regional healthcare Hazard Vulnerability Analysis, which identifies cyberattacks as a top regional risk to the healthcare sector. A second offering of the exercise will be held in Augusta County on November 20, 2024.