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Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team (IMERT) gratefully acknowledges the commitment and dedication of those who helped contribute to the development of these documents.

These documents were developed by IMERT under the direction of the Illinois Department of Public Health.  In addition, contributions were made by attendees of the 2012 Catastrophic Medical Surge Summit.  Attendees are listed below

Development, printing, and distribution of these documents are supported through federal funding from the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Hospital Preparedness Program.

Carl Andrianopoli              DHHS/OS/ASPR/OPEO/Region 5

Sheri Barnett                       Sarah Bush Lincoln/IMERT

John Brennan                     EMS Coordinator, Memorial Medical Center

Tracy Brookshire                IMERT

Billy Carter                           Office of Preparedness and Response, IDPH

Christine Chaput                 EMS Coordinator

Brian   Churchill                  EMS Coordinator, St. John’s Hospital

Teresa Ciaccio                      Riverside Hospital

Rose   Coniglio                     Illinois Department on Aging

Tim Conley                           Interstate Disaster Medical Collaboration

Mary  Connelly                    IMERT

Dawn Davis                           Office of Preparedness and Response, IDPH

Sharon Dotson                     IMERT, Carle Hospital, IFSI

Troy Erbentraut                   RHCC Coordinator, St. Francis Medical Center

JoAnn Foley                          RHCC Coordinator, Sherman Hospital

Linda  Fred                            Carle Hospital

Anita  Guffey                          Carle Hospital

Diane Hoots                          Emergency Management, Central Management Services

Robert Humbrickhouse      Mt. Sinai Health System

Christopher Jansen             IMERT

Heather Jugan                     Memorial Medical Center

Crystal Jurik                         Public Health Preparedness & Response, CDPH

Nancy Keller                         Pickneyville Hospital

Brian Kieninger                    EMS Coordinator, IDPH

Bill Lavine                              IMERT

Moses Lee                              IMERT, Cook County Stroger Hospital

Carla Little                             Office of Preparedness and Response IDPH

Evelyn Lyons                         Emergency Medical Services for Children

Jack   Manzella                      Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center

Amy   Mathes                         Southern Illinois University

John  Mayer                           RHCC Coordinator, Sherman Hospital

Sherry Mayes                         Riverside Hospital

Sheila McCurley                    Office of Preparedness and Response, IDPH

Dawn Niedner                       Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council

Janet Odom                           DHHS/OS/ASPR/OPEO/Region 5

Barbara Oliff                         EMS Coordinator, North Shore Hospital

Mo Otting                              Lurie Children’s Hospital

Laura Prestidge                    Emergency Medical Services for Children

Bill Pretzer                             Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group

Lynne Reagan                       Emergency Response Coordinator, IDPH

Karl Schmitt                          Office of Preparedness and Response, IDPH

Don Schneider                      RHCC Coordinator, Memorial Hospital

Justino Sosa                          IMERT

Rick Steel                               IMERT

Kevin  Sullivan                      Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council

Jeannette Tandez                 MRC Regional Coordinator, Region V

Mark  Thorpe                       Commander MoDRS, Missouri 1-DMAT

Sue Tysiak                             IMERT

Kathie Wagle                        EMS Coordinator, IDPH

Rachel Wallace                    Erie Family Health Clinic

Susan Warsaw                     9-11 volunteer