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Updated: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2006 | Posted: 4:54 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006

Coalition Formed To Prepare For Possible Bird Flu Outbreak



SEATTLE —

As part of King County's ongoing initiative in preparing for the possibility of a pandemic flu outbreak, King County Executive Ron Sims joined with Public Health of Seattle & King County officials and local health care system leaders to announce the groundbreaking cooperation and support for the new Health Care Coalition for emergency preparedness.

The coalition currently includes 20 organizations that together encompass a broad swath of the area's public and private health care system.

Video: King County Creates Coalition For Bird Flu

As its initial charge, the coalition is advancing a coordinated effort to prepare for and respond to the severe impacts that a pandemic flu could have on the local health care system and its ability to meet the needs of the public.

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to collaborate and build on the great foundation we have with the disaster preparedness efforts in this community in our role of Hospital Control coordination among hospitals and the Emergency Medical Services system," said Johnese Spisso, chief operating officer of Harborview Medical Center.

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