Methods of Communication in Emergency Situations

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The safety of our employees, students, visitors, and patients is very important to us. Therefore, we have designed methods of communication in the event we need to notify individuals of an emergency situation.

Alertus

Alertus is an all-hazard alert system comprised of wall-mounted notification beacons to disseminate vital information. The public is signaled with sirens and strobes, and a text display informs what the emergency is and how to respond. The wall-mounted units located across campus are controlled by the KUMC Police. Notifications can be addressed to localized areas such as buildings or extend to the entire campus.

The Alertus units function as a way for the KU Medical Center police department to communicate with the campus in real time during an emergency. These emergencies include:

• Severe weather that requires immediate action,
• Situations that affect public safety, or
• Environmental dangers to the campus.

RAVE

RAVE is a wireless warning system offered as an "opt-in" notification system. The system provides emergency notification capability using the text messaging capability of cellular phones or phone-enabled devices.

If individuals have not opted in to the RAVE text messaging alert system and they wish to do so, log on to the KUMC Campus page using their KUMC ID and system password. From there, they need to click on Emergency Contact Info, and follow the directions to update their contact information.

A complete description of KUMC's Alertus and RAVE systems is available on the KUMC Police Department website.