Medical Operations Coordination Centers (MOCCs)

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred innovations in patient load balancing that have application to managing patient movement during other patient surges and disasters requiring distribution of patients with specialty care needs (e.g., pediatric, burn). Medical Operations Coordination Center (MOCC) is a general term for these transfer/load management hubs. These ASPR TRACIE resources cover patient movement from area healthcare facilities and tracking that can help emergency planners and responders learn more about various levels of assistance available, how to request it, how it is activated, and lessons learned from recent incidents. The Patient Load Balancing/MOCC section of our Patient Movement, MOCCs, and Tracking Topic Collection contains additional peer-reviewed non-TRACIE resources.