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MESH (formerly known as Managed Emergency Surge for Healthcare, Inc.) has been on the forefront of healthcare emergency preparedness since its inception in 2007.

MESH was one of only 5 partnership projects chosen nationwide to pilot innovative hospital-based emergency preparedness efforts through a $5 million dollar grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Division.

MESH started with the following local partners:

Hospitals and healthcare organizations throughout the Greater Indianapolis area
City of Indianapolis/Department of Public Safety/Emergency Management Planning Division
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana Primary Health Care Association
Indiana State Department of Health
Indiana Department of Homeland Security
Marion County Health Department
Wishard Health Services

MESH was founded and led by Dr. Charles Miramonti, an emergency department physician at Wishard Memorial Hospital and Catherine Parker, a health and domestic preparedness grant expert.

MESH Timeline

January 2008: MESH hires preparedness advisors to work directly with healthcare, emergency management, and public health personnel.

August 2008: MESH hires a program manager to coordinate all pediatric and community health center initiatives, ensuring these critical groups are included in all planning and response efforts.

January 2009: MESH hosts a legal tabletop exercise, the first known exercise to test the legal, medical, and financial response efforts in Marion County.

April 2009: MESH participates in H1N1 response efforts, testing technology capabilities.

June 2009: MESH presents successes at HHS/ASPR Emergency Care Partnership conference in Washington DC.

November 2009: MESH incorporates as a nonprofit.

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