About The Coalition Membership

The Coalition is guided by five core disciplines that engage in health and medical preparedness and response: Community Health Centers, EMS, Hospitals, Long Term Care and Public Health. Emergency management is now a non-voting discipline. Many of these disciplines work across county lines to coordinate information sharing across the five counties of Region 5.

The core disciplines play a primary role in emergency preparedness and response in Region 5 due to their pre-existing relationships with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Office of Preparedness and Emergency Management (OPEM).  As the Coalition grows, it will seek other health and medical partners, such as dialysis centers, ambulatory care centers, behavioral health centers, etc. All healthcare entities are eligible to join the HMCC.

HMCC Staff

Executive Committee

  • Dave Faunce: Chair and EMS

  • Sheila Wallace: Vice Chair

  • Kellie Perry: Long Term Care

  • Deb Gavron, Scott King: Community Health Centers

  • Heather Gallant, Connie Dolan, Dave Flaherty: Public Health

  • Jeannette McGillicuddy, Dave Denneno: Hospital

  • Pam Garant: EMS