Region 8 Healthcare Coalition

Region 8 partners with the 16 hospitals located the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to improve emergency preparedness through the identification of hazard vulnerabilities and then associated training, exercises and strategic support.
Long-Term Care (LTC) partners work with Region 8 to improve their emergency plans.  The regional LTC Workgroup provides a platform for sharing resources, regional staff assist with the facilitation of training and exercises, and Region 8 provided equipment to assist with emergency communications and building evacuation capabilities.
Region 8 Pre-hospital workgroup is working to address the challenges represented by rural EMS services. Region 8 provides educational support through the administration of mobile simulation training equipment. Region 8 EMS partners also participate in training and exercises designed to test and improve their emergency response capabilities associated with mass casualty incidents.