Requires DOH to establish Regional Hospital System Program for Emergency Preparedness and to annually survey preparedness and resiliency of State's hospital system in event of public emergency.

This bill (A4579) requires New Jersey's Department of Health (DOH) to create a Regional Hospital System Program to improve emergency preparedness across the state's hospitals. It mandates that DOH assign all licensed hospitals and local health departments into geographic regional coalitions, each led by a designated hospital coordinator. The program requires coalitions to develop annual emergency plans addressing response coordination, surge capacity, staffing, and service continuity, which DOH must review and approve. Additionally, DOH must conduct annual surveys of hospital readiness and provide grants to hospitals identified as deficient in emergency preparedness. The bill directly affects all New Jersey hospitals and local health departments under the state's licensing system.