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But WHY?! The Benefits of Participating in a Healthcare Coalition

April 22, 2024
2:00 pm –
2:50 pm
Tracks: Advocacy, Revenue & Reimbursement


Healthcare Coalitions (HCCs) bring together individual healthcare and response organizations in a defined geographic area, such as acute care hospitals, emergency medical service (EMS) providers, emergency management agencies, and public health agencies, to prepare healthcare delivery systems to respond to emergencies and disasters. HCCs collaborate to ensure each member has what it needs to respond to emergencies and other events, including medical equipment and supplies, real-time information, communication systems, and more.

Learn the benefits of being involved in a healthcare coalition and how participation can help you better prepare and respond during small and large events.

Speakers:

Jim Duke
Jim Duke
President
Com-Care EMS

Vice Chair, American Ambulance Association Government Affairs Committee

Billie “BJ” Newbury
Billie “BJ” Newbury
Healthcare Preparedness Coordinator
West Kentucky Healthcare Coalition

BJ Newbury is currently the Healthcare Preparedness Coordinator for the West Kentucky Healthcare Coalition. She has a Master of Science in Public Administration from Murray State University and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She has worked in public health since 2011 and has had the opportunity to cross train in multiple disciplines within local/state health departments. As an employee of Kentucky Department of...

Henry Lewis
Henry Lewis
Executive Director
South Carolina EMS Association

Henry Lewis began his career in emergency services with a small, volunteer fire department in South Carolina in 1999. He quickly transitioned to the local EMS agency and gained his paramedic license in 2003, which he still maintains. As a career EMS professional, Henry has worked across all aspects of EMS to include governmental, private industry, hospital-based services, and EMS education. He served as the State EMS Coordinator for the...

Tristan North
Tristan North
SVP, Government Affairs
American Ambulance Association

Richard Hunt, MD
Richard Hunt, MD
Senior Medical Advisor, Office of Health Care Readiness
ASPR, HSS

Dr. Hunt is Senior Medical Advisor for the Office of Health Care Readiness at the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. He previously served as Director for Medical Preparedness and Response Policy, National Security Council Staff, The White House from 2013 to 2015. At the White House he played a critical role in the response to the Ebola crisis and led the Stop...