Healthcare Emergency Manager (HEM)
(Pending State Approval)
Tornadoes, earthquakes, fires, floods, terrorist attacks, plane and train wrecks, or chemical accidents don’t exempt medical personnel and healthcare facilities from their fury. Yet in the middle of such chaos, people are more desperate for emergency medical care than ever and it’s more important than ever that healthcare delivery systems continue to work. Who makes sure these delivery systems stay intact?
More and more, hospitals, departments of public health, and emergency response systems rely on healthcare emergency managers (HEMs). HEMs are specially trained in planning for disasters and, when disaster strikes, their focus is on making sure health care delivery systems keep working—and working well—throughout the crisis.
HEMs learn how to assess the potential impact of virtually every kind of disaster imaginable. HEMs are well-versed in local, state, and federal emergency regulations and practices that relate specifically to the delivery of health care. HEMs also develop practical skills that support response and recovery, like restoring data systems, setting up mobile care facilities and hospitals, and creating triage and treatment centers for people in need. Regardless of where they are found, HEMs provide the expertise to assure that vital health care services remain uninterrupted.
Illinois Central College’s HEM certificate has been designed especially for health care professionals. These individuals include but are not limited to registered nurses, emergency medical technicians, physician assistants, physicians or health care administrators who have responsibility for disaster preparedness in their health care system.
Known as emergency managers, disaster coordinators, medical risk managers, or emergency response coordinators, students who earn the HEM certificate can work for hospitals, emergency response systems, and state and county health departments.
For more information, please contact:
| Mike Dant | (309) 999-4600 | [email] |