Governance

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.

	Governance roles Provide guidance over the development of the Healthcare Coalition Establish mission and strategic direction Determine the Coalition’s legal structure and organizational structure Determine the scope of services that the Coalition provides Approve the Coalition budget
	Preparedness roles Establish preparedness planning priorities Provide policy level oversight of the Coalition’s committees, workgroups, projects Approve regional and health sector emergency preparedness plans Identify and address issues to improve the ability of healthcare organizations to prepare for and respond to emergencies
	Response roles Represents the Healthcare Coalition in the ESF 8 Multi Agency Coordinating Group Advises the Local Health Officer, in coordination with other MAC Group participants, on emergency health policy matters Public officials on emergency health policy matters Identify and address issues to improve the ability of healthcare organizations to prepare for and respond to emergencies Participate in Executive Council conference calls and face-to-face meetings as needed during emergency responses
	Representative roles Attend and participate actively in all meetings of the Executive Council Review materials that are prepared for the Executive Council meetings Consider the needs of the entire community in Council deliberations Obtain input from other Coalition members from represented healthcare sector on planning and response priorities Provide Coalition staff feedback on Coalition operations and planning

Structure
The Council is designed to be a representative body that reflects the different sectors of the healthcare system. Council representatives will be selected by sectors to fill 15 seats for 2-year terms. Sectors may rotate their representatives.

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.

David Fleming, MD. Public Health – Seattle & King County, HEALTH OFFICER
Johnese Spisso, Haborview Medical Center, CHAIR
David Grossman, MD, Group Health Cooperative, VICE CHAIR
Anita Geving, The PolyClinic
Joyce Jackson, Northwest Kidney Centers
Cal Knight, Swedish Medical Center
Peter McGough, MD, University of Washington Physicians Network
Patty Mulhern, Visiting Nurses Northwest
Pam Piering, Aging & Disability Services
Dianna Reely, Overlake Hospital
Jean Robertson, King County Mental Health, Chemical Abuse & Dependency Services Division
Jeff Sconyers, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
Thomas Trompeter, Community Health Council
Gayle Ward, Northwest Hospital

Meeting frequency
Quarterly

• Advancing Health: Medical Preparedness in King County
  
  
• Executive Council Meeting (September 2008, PowerPoint presentations only)
  • Program Evaluation (PPT)
  • Volunteer Management System (PPT)
  • Washington Department of Health Full Scale Exercise (PPT)
    
    
• Executive Council Meeting (May 2008)
  • MAC Briefing Presentation (PPT)
  • KCHealthTrac Presentation (PPT)
  • Program Evaluation (PPT)
    
    
• Annual All Executive Meeting (November 2007)
  • Disasters Happen Presentation, November 2007
    
    
• Executive Council Meeting Notes (September 2007)
  • A Coordinated Health and Medical Response presentation
    
    
• Executive Council Meeting Notes (June 2007)
  • Alternate Care Facilities presentation
    
    
• Executive Council Meeting Notes (March 2007)
  • Executive Council presentation
  • Puget Sound Call Center Coordination Project