Region 5 includes 5 parishes in the southwest part of the state: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis.
Officers
Tracie Kyle, BSN, RN, CEN
Chair
Trauma Program Manager
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Representing:
Trauma Center Representative
Liz Harmon
Vice-Chair
HHS Designated Regional Coordinator
Representing:
Health & Human Services Designated Regional Coordinator
Vacant
Secretary
Representing:
Members
Lacey Cavanaugh, MD
Regional Medical Director Office of Public Health/Southwest Regional Office
Representing:
DHH-OPH Regional Medical Director (OPH/RMD)
Corey G. Foster, MD
Cardiovascular Specialists
SWLA-Imperial Health
Representing:
American College of Cardiology
Ross Hardy, MD
Emergency Department Physician
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Representing:
American Stroke Association
Tommie Hicks, NRP
Mental Health Resource Officer, Compliance Officer
Cameron Parish Ambulance District 4
Representing:
Rural Ambulance Alliance
Scott Kyle, NRP
Director of Emergency Preparedness
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Representing:
LHA – Hospitals > 100 Beds
Geoff Landry
Director of Security & Emergency Management
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital
Representing:
LHA – Service District Hospitals
Stacy Larry, RN
Emergency Room Manager
Ochsner American Legion
Representing:
Rural Hospital Coalition
Richard McGuire, MSEM
Assistant Director, Calcasieu Parish
Safety Communications District
Representing:
National Emergency Number Association (9-1-1)
Amy Michiels
Regional Coordinator
GOHSEP
Representing:
Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
Michael Parent, NREMT
HHS, Administration for Strategic Preparedness & Response,
National Disaster Medical Systems
Representing:
Emergency Medical Response
Edward A. Shaheen, MD, FACEP
Emergency Physician
Representing:
American College of Emergency Physicians
Richard Shimer, MD
Trauma Medical Director
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Representing:
American College of Surgeons
Billy Vincent, NRP
Field Training Officer, Southwest, LA
Acadian Ambulance Service
Representing:
Local Ambulance Service