Emergency Preparedness and Response

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Emergency Preparedness and Response
651-201-5700
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Emergency Preparedness and Response
651-201-5700
Emergency Preparedness & Response Comment Form

Regional Health Care Preparedness Coordinators (RHPCs)

Minnesota has eight established Health Care Coalitions (HCCs), which are led by a Regional Health Care Preparedness Coordinator (RHPC) and an established advisory committee. Although they function and are governed independently, they collaborate inter-regionally across the state for planning and response purposes.

Map of Minnesota showing 8 public health regions. Links in each region go to the same websites listed in the table below.

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Coalition NameRegional Health Care Preparedness Coordinators (RHPCs)Serving these countiesRegional Profile
Central Health Care System Preparedness Coalition*Erin Hughes
erin.hughes@stearnscountymn.gov  		Aitkin
Benton
Cass
Chisago
Crow Wing
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Pine
Sherburne
Stearns
Todd
Wadena
Wright		Central Health Care System Preparedness Coalition Regional Profile (PDF)
Metro Health and Medical Preparedness Coalition

*Chris Chell
christine.chell@hcmed.org

Seth Jones
seth.jones@hcmed.org

Emily Moilanen
emily.moilanen@hcmed.org

Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington		Metro Health Care System Preparedness Coalition Regional Profile (PDF)
Northeast Health Care Preparedness Coalition

*Jo Miller
jo.miller@arrowheadems.com 

Adam Shadiow
adam.shadiow@arrowheadems.com

Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake

St. Louis

Northeast Health Care System Preparedness Coalition Regional Profile (PDF)
Northwest Health Services Coalition*Jay Ward
jay.ward@sanfordhealth.org		Becker
Beltrami
Clearwater
Hubbard
Kittson
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau		Northwest Health Care System Preparedness Coalition Regional Profile (PDF)
South Central Health Care Coalition

*Eric Weller
eweller@rehc.org 

Lavida Gingrich
lgingrich@rehc.org 

Blue Earth
Brown
Faribault
LeSueur
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Nicollet
Sibley
Waseca
Watonwan		South Central Health Care System Preparedness Coalition Regional Profile (PDF)
Southeast Minnesota Disaster Health Coalition

*Rachel Chiglo
Nicole Schmidt
Deb Teske

EM@semndhc.org
EMS@semndhc.org
Hospital@semndhc.org
LTC@semndhc.org
PublicHealth@semndhc.org
SNF@semndhc.org
VOAD@semndhc.org
HOSPITALDISASTERCOMPACT@mayo.edu

Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona		Southeast Health Care System Preparedness Coalition Regional Profile (PDF)
Southwest Healthcare Preparedness Coalition*Ann Jensen
director@sw-ems.org		Big Stone
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Swift
Yellow Medicine		Southwest Health Care System Preparedness Coalition Regional Profile (PDF)
West Central Health Care System Preparedness Coalition*Shawn Stoen
shawnstoen@wcmnhcc.com		Clay
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Pope
Stevens
Traverse
Wilkin		West Central Health Care System Preparedness Coalition Regional Profile (PDF)

 

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Last Updated: 01/14/2026