Sub-Committees

Sub-Committees
Sub-committees are established annually—or as needed—to address emerging needs or gaps within the Coalition. These groups are comprised of Coalition members, community volunteers, and subject matter experts. The composition and focus of sub-committees may shift over time, driven by the results of the Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA), identified capability gaps, or lessons learned from real-world events and exercises.

2025/2026 Committees

Sustainability

The Sustainability Sub-Committee meets as needed to address sustainability challenges and the future role of the coalition. The group’s focus includes sustainability options despite funding allocations. 

By bringing together a diverse group of partners, the Sustainability Sub-Committee helps identify financial gaps and the options for continuity of operations regardless of funding allocations. 

Budget

The Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) is an ASPR Health Care Readiness cooperative agreement that establishes a foundation for national health care preparedness. As the primary source of federal funding for health care system preparedness and response, HPP promotes a consistent national focus to improve patient outcomes during emergencies and disasters and enables rapid recovery. 

The Budget Sub-Committee of the Knox/East Tennessee Healthcare Coalition (KETHC) is responsible for providing oversight and guidance on the management of coalition funds and resources. This group ensures that financial decisions align with the coalition’s mission to support regional preparedness, response, and recovery efforts for healthcare and community partners.

Comprised of representatives from various member organizations, the Budget Sub-Committee reviews funding requests, evaluates spending priorities, and helps develop annual budgets. The committee also works closely with coalition leadership to ensure transparency, accountability, and effective use of grant funds and other resources to meet the needs of KETHC members.

By maintaining sound financial stewardship, the Budget Sub-Committee plays a vital role in supporting the coalition’s ongoing ability to enhance healthcare readiness and resilience throughout the region.

TRAINING

The Training Sub-Committee of the Knox/East Tennessee Healthcare Coalition (KETHC) plays a key role in strengthening regional preparedness and resilience by ientifying training gaps and coordination with partners to addrress training needs. 

This multidisciplinary group includes representatives from hospitals, public health, emergency management, EMS, long-term care, and other community partners. 

Through its work, the Training Sub-Committee helps ensure that KETHC and its partners are better prepared to respond to all-hazard incidents, protect public health, and maintain continuity of care in times of crisis.

Exercise

The Exercise Sub-Committee of the Knox/East Tennessee Healthcare Coalition (KETHC) is dedicated to enhancing regional preparedness through the development, coordination, and evaluation of exercises that test and strengthen the emergency response capabilities of coalition partners.

This sub-committee is made up of representatives from hospitals, public health, emergency management, EMS, long-term care, behavioral health, and other key community partners. The group works collaboratively to design exercises that reflect real-world threats and hazards, helping organizations identify strengths, address gaps, and improve overall readiness.

Key responsibilities of the Exercise Sub-Committee include:

  • Developing and coordinating discussion-based and operations-based exercises (tabletop, functional, and full-scale)

  • Ensuring exercises align with coalition priorities, regional risks, and federal and state guidelines

  • Incorporating lessons learned from after-action reports into future planning and training

  • Supporting coalition members in meeting grant, regulatory, and accreditation exercise requirements

Through these efforts, the Exercise Sub-Committee plays a critical role in building the resilience of healthcare and emergency response organizations across the region, ensuring they are better prepared to protect lives and maintain essential services during emergencies and disasters.

CMS17

In 2021, KETHC was fortunate to receive a long term Vulnerable Populations Coordinator position. Brenan Mitchell currently fills that role and works directly with our CMS17 partners.