UTMB's ten institutional priority risks are based collectively on a macro-level risk assessment and hazard vulnerability analyses (HVAs) conducted by all campuses and clinics, as well as the major reasons for Incident Command Team activation over the past year, our assessment of predicted future risks, and a check of recent after-action reviews. Regarding HVA's, the major categories of risks include: natural hazards, human-caused hazards, technological hazards, hazardous materials, and emerging infectious diseases.

The priority risks listed below were presented to the Institutional Safety and Security Executive Committee and approved for calendar year 2026 (Chemical and Environmental Priority Risks are in the right column):

1. EXTREME WEATHER - Hurricane, Wind, Flood

2. CHEMICAL INCIDENTS

3. CYBER INCIDENTS

4. DISEASE OUTBREAKS

5. WORKPLACE VIOLENCE - includes Active Shooter

6. MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS

7. UTILITIES OUTAGES

8. FIRE

9. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER

10. SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION / INFLATION

Note: UTMB Emergency Management operates on the calendar year (instead of the fiscal year) so that Hurricane season is not split in half.

UTMB shares its risk information with community partners, local authorities, healthcare coalitions, and et cetera. This is a collaborative process. UTMB also reviews and provides feedback on the risk assessments of jurisdictions or other agencies. Our goal is 'Whole Community Preparedness'.