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John L. Hick, MD John L. Hick is a faculty emergency physician at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota. He serves as the Associate Medical Director for Hennepin County Emergency Medical Services and Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness at HCMC. He is Medical Advisor to the Minneapolis / St. Paul Metropolitan Medical Response System. He also serves the Minnesota Department of Health as the Medical Director for the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Medical Director for Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness. He is the founder and past chair of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Hospital Compact, a 29 hospital mutual aid and planning group active since 2002. He is involved at many levels of planning for surge capacity and traveled to Greece to assist their healthcare system preparations for the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of a 15 member CDC/HHS team. He continues to work with Health and Human Services and other agencies on development of hospital contingency stations and adjusted standards of care in disasters. He is a national speaker on hospital preparedness issues and has published numerous papers dealing with hospital preparedness for contaminated casualties, personal protective equipment, and surge capacity. In his spare time, he practices disaster mitigation, response, and recovery at home with his two daughters ages 4 and 7.
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