The Executive Council serves as the governing body of the Healthcare Coalition. The Council’s purpose is to provide leadership for the Coalition, to represent the Coalition in community emergency planning and response, and to ensure that all Coalition members have the opportunity to participate in coordinated, integrated emergency planning and response efforts.

	Annual All Executive Meeting November 2007 (PDF)
		Disasters Happen Presentation, November 2007 (PDF)
	Executive Council Meeting Notes (September 2007, PDF)
		A Coordinated Health and Medical Response presentation (PPT)
	Executive Council Meeting Notes (June 2007, PDF)
		Alternate Care Facilities presentation (PPT)
	Executive Council Meeting Notes (March 2007, PDF)
		Executive Council presentation (PPT)
		Puget Sound Call Center Coordination Project (PPT)

Governance Roles:

1.	Provide guidance over the development of the Healthcare Coalition
	a.	Establish mission and strategic direction
	b.	Determine the Coalition’s legal structure and organizational structure
	c.	Determine the scope of services that the Coalition provides
	d.	Approve the Coalition budget

Preparedness Roles:

1.	Establish preparedness planning priorities.
2.	Provide policy level oversight of the Coalition’s committees, workgroups, projects and the Regional Medical Resource Center
3.	Approve regional and health sector emergency preparedness plans
4.	Identify and address issues to improve the ability of healthcare organizations to prepare for and respond to emergencies

Response Roles:

1.	Represent the Healthcare Coalition in the Unified Command Structure of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (EOC) with support from the Regional Medical Resource Center and content experts
2.	Advise public officials on emergency health policy matters
3.	Identify and address issues to improve the ability of healthcare organizations to prepare for and respond to emergencies
4.	Participate in Executive Council conference calls and face-to-face meetings as needed during emergency responses

Representative Roles:

1.	Attend and participate actively in all meetings of the Executive Council.
2.	Review materials that are prepared for the Executive Council meetings
3.	Consider the needs of the entire community in Council deliberations
4.	Obtain input from other Coalition members from represented healthcare sector on planning and response priorities
5.	Provide Coalition staff feedback on Coalition operations and planning

Structure:

The Executive Council will elect a Chair and Vice-Chair. The Chair presides over meetings of the Executive Council and general Coalition membership meetings, and represents the Coalition as needed. The Vice-Chair serves in the absence of the Chair and represents the Coalition as needed. Officers will serve 2-year terms.

Officers:

The Executive Council will elect a Chair and Vice-Chair. The Chair presides over meetings of the Executive Council and general Coalition membership meetings, and represents the Coalition as needed. The Vice-Chair serves in the absence of the Chair and represents the Coalition as needed. Officers will serve 2-year terms.

Current Officers:

Johnese Spisso
Chair, Executive Council
VPMA/COO , UW Medicine
Interim Executive Director, Harborview Medical Center

David Grossman, MD
Vice-Chair, Executive Council
Medical Director, Preventive Care Group Health

Meetings:

The Executive Council will convene quarterly:

• May 21, 2008 (3:00 – 5:00pm)
• September 17, 2008 (3:00 – 5:00pm)

Cynthia Dold, Public Health, Healthcare Coalition Program Manager, 206-263-8715, Cynthia.Dold@kingcounty.gov

Objectives

1.	Strengthen the Healthcare Coalition
	a.	Expand Coalition membership and participation
		i.	Increase participation from mental health and long-term care sectors
	b.	Develop sustainable organization
		i.	Explore not-for-profit organizational structure
		ii.	Secure funding, including dues structure, for 2009-2010
2.	Develop Regional Medical Resource Center
	a.	Implement KC HealthTrac
		i.	Configure software for health sectors
		ii.	Train and exercise health sectors on the use of the software
	b.	Implement RMRC Operating Plan
3.	Develop a Training and Exercise Program for Healthcare Coalition Membership
4.	Develop Plans to Expand Regional Medical Surge Capacity and Capability
	a.	Mutual Aid Agreements
		i.	Develop Mutual Aid Agreements within Health Sectors to manage surge
		ii.	Develop a Regional Healthcare Evacuation Plan with EMS and other partners
	b.	Alternate Care Facilities
		i.	Develop plans for one alternate care facility site and exercise operational readiness
	c.	Call Centers
		i.	Develop plans for a coordinated call center system and exercise operational readiness by fall 2008
	d.	Staffing
		i.	Develop more robust volunteer staffing system
		ii.	Survey health care workers and develop strategies to increase the likelihood that they will report to work in emergencies
	e.	Hospital Fatality Management and Family Assistance
		i.	Develop surge capacity for managing fatalities within hospitals
		ii.	Develop systems and protocol for providing information and assistance to facilities during disasters
5.	Strengthen Continuity of Operations for Non-Hospital Providers Serving Higher Risk Populations
	a.	Provide funding and technical assistance to providers to ensure the development of continuity of operations plans and coordination within the region