HERA

HERA Region VI
(Healthcare Emergency Response Association)

 
The Mission and Purpose for Region 6 HERA are:
To develop and promote the healthcare emergency preparedness and response capabilities in Kentucky, Region 6.
  • To provide a forum for the healthcare community to interact with one another and other response agencies at a county, regional and state level to promote emergency preparedness.
  • To coordinate and improve the delivery of healthcare emergency response services.
  • To foster communication between local, regional and state entities on community-wide emergency planning and response.
  • To ensure overall readiness through coordination of community–wide training and exercises.
  • To promote preparedness in the healthcare community through standardized practices and integration with other response partners.


Region 6 Counties

Bullitt County 
Jefferson County
Oldham County
Henry County
Shelby County

Spencer County
Trimble County







For more information contact Linda Hawkins
at 574-6859 or send an email.

For up-to-date documents  pertinent to HERA Region 6, please go to WebEOC. Members will first have to sign up thru Lana Lynch, EMA @ 572-3465. After opening the website, find your name, enter your password, click “ok”. When Daily Opps w/month,year pops up, scroll down the page to "File – Library", select file desired.

HERA Leadership - Steering Committee

Chairperson Joe Magaña Baptist Hospital East
Past Chairperson Bill Farrell Norton Healthcare
Hospital Preparedness Coordinator Linda Hawkins LMPHW
MMRS Coordinator Lana Lynch EMA
Hospital Representative TBA
Hospital Representative Dave Rednour Norton Healthcare
Limited Care Behavior Health Kathleen Watson JHSMH
Long Term Care Representative Lisa Biddle-Puffer Jefferson Place
EMS Representative Roger Parvin Louisville Metro
Health Department Representative Steve Hosch LMPHW
Medical Society Representative  Lelan Woodmansee  GLMS

Our General Membership include participation from:

Baptist Hospital East Baptist Hospital Northeast
Jewish Hospital Healthcare Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Jewish Hospital Shelbyville Our Lady of Peace
Kosair Children’s Hospital Norton’s Healthcare System
Kindred Hospital Louisville University of Louisville
Robley Rex VA Medical Center Central State Hospital
The Brook – Dupont & KMI UofL/UK Geriatric
Medical Reserve Corps Bullitt County EMS
Oldham County EMS Shelby County EMS
Louisville Emergency Management Agency Oldham County Health Dept.

Louisville Emergency Services Agency

Bullitt County Health Dept.

Louisville Metro Public Health & Wellness

North Central Health Dept.
Kentucky Association of Healthcare Facilities (KAHF) Long Term Care

Our Community Partners are:

Amateur Radio (Races / ARES) American Red Cross
Federally Qualified Health Centers Greater Louisville Medical Society
KY Board of Emergency Services KY Community Crisis Response Board
KY Dept. for Behavioral Health KY Dept. of Public Health
KY Hospital Association Louisville Metro Police Department
KY Medical Examiners Medical Labs
KY National & Air National Guard Seven Counties, Inc.
Salvation Army VA Area Emergency Manager
U of L School of Public Health & Information Sciences - Center for Hazards Preparedness