HHS emPOWER Map 3.0

Over 2.5 million Medicare beneficiaries rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment, such as ventilators, to live independently in their homes. Severe weather and other emergencies, especially those with long power outages, can be life-threatening for these individuals.HHS emPOWER Map 3.0 gives every public health official, emergency manager, hospital, first responder, electric company, and community member the power to discover the electricity-dependent Medicare population in their state, territory, county, and ZIP Code.When combined with real-time severe weather and hazard maps, communities can easily anticipate and plan for the needs of this population during an emergency.

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dcat_issued 2018-09-13T18:53:41.000Z
dcat_modified 2018-09-13T18:56:05.000Z
dcat_publisher_name Esri’s Disaster Response Program
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  • Electricity dependent
  • Medicare patients
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metadata_created 2025-09-19T01:32:05.383873
metadata_modified 2025-09-20T12:57:10.468769
notes <p style='box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 87, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px;'>Over 2.5 million Medicare beneficiaries rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment, such as ventilators, to live independently in their homes. Severe weather and other emergencies, especially those with long power outages, can be life-threatening for these individuals.</p><p style='box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 87, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px;'>HHS emPOWER Map 3.0 gives every public health official, emergency manager, hospital, first responder, electric company, and community member the power to discover the electricity-dependent Medicare population in their state, territory, county, and ZIP Code.</p><p style='box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 87, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px;'>When combined with real-time severe weather and hazard maps, communities can easily anticipate and plan for the needs of this population during an emergency.</p>
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title HHS emPOWER Map 3.0
url https://prep-response-portal.napsgfoundation.org/apps/disasterresponse::hhs-empower-map-3-0