Request for Information-Emergency Alerting System Project
The mission of the Department of Health and Hospitals is to protect and promote health
and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all citizens of
the State of Louisiana. The Department of Health and Hospitals is dedicated to fulfilling
its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation
of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective
manner.
DHH is comprised of the Bureau of Health Services Financing (Medicaid), the Office for
Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Mental Health, the Office for
Addictive Disorders, Office of Aging and Adult Services, and the Office of Public Health.
Under the general supervision of the Secretary, these principal offices perform the
primary functions and duties assigned to DHH.
DHH, in addition to encompassing the program offices, has an administrative office
known as the Office of the Secretary, a financial office known as the Office of
Management and Finance, and various bureaus and boards. The Office of the
Secretary is responsible for establishing policy and administering operations, programs,
and affairs.
The State of Louisiana, Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), Office of Public
Health (OPH), Center for Community Preparedness has a need to improve its
emergency communications capacity. The Centers intention is to evaluate, acquire and
implement a state of the art emergency alerting system.
