About the Coalition
A regional partnership built around practical preparedness, shared learning, and coordinated response.
The Upper Cumberland Healthcare Coalition brings together healthcare organizations, response agencies, state partners, and community partners that serve the region. Members work collaboratively on preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
Our mission is to help the healthcare community and emergency-response agencies prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters together. The coalition supports the relationships and routines that make a coordinated response easier when an incident affects healthcare services or the community.
Serving the Upper Cumberland
UCHPC connects partners across 14 counties: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White. Regional and state partners also contribute their expertise when a shared response is needed.
What we do together
The coalition focuses on useful work partners can carry back to their organizations.
Plan
Coordinate regional preparedness priorities, agreements, and continuity work.
Train and exercise
Practice roles, communication, and decision-making across organizations.
Coordinate
Share information and connect the right partners during incidents.
Partners at the table
The coalition is designed for organizations that support health and community response across the region.
- Hospitals, long-term care, home health, and other healthcare providers
- Public health, emergency management, EMS, and 911 dispatch
- Behavioral health, community health centers, and FQHCs
- Specialty providers, including surgery, dialysis, and pediatric care
- State agencies and regional medical coordination partners
- Community, volunteer, nonprofit, public-safety, and private-sector partners
Coalition leadership
- Executive Committee
The Executive Committee guides coalition business, priorities, and participation in accordance with the coalition governance document and bylaws.
- Coalition partners
Members contribute their experience, help identify regional needs, and participate in meetings, training, and exercises.
- Medical Reserve Corps
The regional MRC organizes medical and non-medical volunteers who can support public health and community response efforts.