John Hick Dr. Hick is a faculty emergency physician at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. 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. Dr. Hick 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. This regional program was recognized with a $2.5 million competitive HHS preparedness grant in 2007. Dr. Hick traveled to Greece as part of a 15-member CDC/HHS team to assist with healthcare system preparations for the 2004 Summer Olympics. He continues to work with HHS and other agencies on issues of hospital surge capacity planning, adjusted standards of care in disasters, and preparedness for nuclear terrorism. He is a national speaker on hospital preparedness and crisis standards of care issues, and he has published numerous papers dealing with hospital preparedness for contaminated casualties, disaster standards of care, and surge capacity. Previous • Next Speaker Bio
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