Public Health Emergency Preparedness
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Acknowledgements
Weill Cornell Medical College would like to thank the following individuals for their expertise and assistance in writing the Hospital Preparedness Exercises Guidebook.
Consultants: Nicholas Cagliuso, MPH; Jason Barell, MHA; Robert Gougelet, MD
Subject Matter Expert Meeting Participants: Jason Barell, MHA—New York Presbyterian Hospital; Katie Brewer, MSN—American Nurses Association; Peter Brewster—Veterans Health Administration; Nicholas Cagliuso, MPH—Continuum Health Partners; Mark E. Chambers—North Carolina Office of EMS; Sandra Cosgrove—Dept. of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Sara Field, JD—Dept. of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and& Response; Andy Flacks—Veterans Health Administration; Eric Gebbie, MA, MIA—Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center; Robert Gougelet, MD—New England Center for Emergency Preparedness & Northern New England MMRS; Jennifer Hannah —Dept. of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Cynthia K. Hansen—Dept. of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Keith Holtermann, DrPH—Dept. of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Kelly Johnson, MPH,—Dept. of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Catherine Kane—American Red Cross Disaster Services; Russell Phillips—Russell Phillips & Associates, LLC; David Rykken, MPH—Dept. of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Roslyne Schulman, MHA, MBA —American Hospital Association; Ralph M. Shealy, MD, FACEP —Medical University of South Carolina; Rebecca Siceloff—Dept. of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Christa-Marie Singleton, MD, MPH—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response; Randall Snelling —Det Norske Veritas Healthcare, Inc.; Italo Subbarao, DO, MBA—American Medical Association; Steve Trogdon—Texas Department of State Health Services; Margaret Van Amringe, MHS—The Joint
Commission; Lann Wilder, EMT-P —San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center.
Document Review Task Force (California): Lisa Angell, Watsonville Community Hospital; Mary Ann Codeglia, San Ramon Regional Medical Center; Glynis Foulk, University of California—Davis; Loni Howard, Sutter Health; Bob Kiuttu, Enloe Medical Center; Betsey Lyman, California Department of Health; Mary Massey, California Hospital Association; Tami Prior, Tahoe Forest Hospital District; Lann Wilder, San Francisco General Hospital
Document Review Task Force (Georgia): Charlotte Clark, AS, CHSP, CHEC-III—Grady Memorial Hospital; Charles Bunn—Northside Hospital; Rudy Castorina—Piedmont Fayette Hospital; J. Phillips Carpenter—Athens Regional Medical Center; Amy Davis—Ridgeview Institute; Gloria Evans—Washington County Regional Medical Center; Kathy Jackson—Washington County Regional Medical Center; Bill Matthews—Piedmont Hospital; Kelly Nadeau, RN
Document Review Task Force (Nebraska): Lisa Bloss—Southeast District Health Department; Julie Kernes—Community Memorial Hospital; Linda Branting—Johnson County Hospital; Kay Kiechel-White— St. Mary's Community Hospital; Connie Elliot—Crete Area Medical Center; Shari Michl—Fillmore County Hospital; Keith Hansen— The Center for Biopreparedness Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Kristine Sanger, BS, MT (ASCP)—The Center for Biopreparedness Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Document Review Task Force (New York): Robert Bristow, MD, FACEP—New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Bill Killips, MBA, CHSP, EMT-P—Luthern Medical Center; Frank Mineo—New York Hospital-Queens; Dave Roshetar, CHSP, CHEM—Staten Island University Hospital; Ted Tully—Westchester Medical Center; Al Villacara, DMD—New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Document Review Task Force (Washington State): Dan Banks, Washington State Department of Health; Danica Mann, King County Healthcare Organization; Eileen Newton, Franciscan Health System; Karla Strand, United General Hospital
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