About MESH
MESH is a non-profit, public-private partnership that enables healthcare providers to effectively respond to emergency events and remain viable through recovery. 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 has been on the forefront of healthcare emergency preparedness since our inception in 2007. MESH was one of only 5 communities chosen 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.
The Director of the Marion County Public Health Department, in cooperation with the MESA Emergency Management Division, has designated MESH to serve as the Medical Multiagency Coordination Center (MedMACC) to provide a critical operational link between Marion County healthcare facilities, and the senior leadership at the Marion County Public Health Department, the City of Indianapolis, and the MESA (Metropolitan Emergency Services Agency) Emergency Management Division.
The MedMACC also provides support to the on-scene Incident Commander (IC) / Incident Management Team (IMT) through the Mass Casualty Incident Standard Operating Procedure, or whenever requested by the Incident Commander or Incident Management Team.
MISSION
Strengthen and sustain a resilient whole community through support of and collaboration with partners and stakeholders throughout the comprehensive healthcare emergency management cycle.
VISION
Health systems and communities will be prepared and resilient in mitigating, preparing for, responding to and recovering from the consequences of disasters, infectious disease outbreaks and other crisis incidents and events.
VALUES
Excellence | Strive for quality | High expectations of self and others | Innovate
Integrity | Honest | Reliable |Transparent
Respect | Treat all with dignity | Foster trust | Listen openly
Equity | Inclusive | Value of Equality | Optimize opportunity | Seek cognitive diversity
Teamwork | Support one another | Motivate each other | Better together
History
2007
The Beginning
2008
Incorporated
2009
IRS 501 (c) (3) Determination
2010
Grand Rounds Series
2011
Indiana State Fair Stage Rigging Collapse
2012
The First National Healthcare Preparedness Coalition Conference
2012
Super Bowl XLVI
Super Care Clinic
2013
Ebola - Liberia
2013
Five-Year Anniversary
2013
Command Center Coordination for Wishard to Eskenazi Health Hospital Move
2019
COVID 19 Response
2023
MESH became a registered naloxone entity by the Indiana Department of Health and authorized as a distributor of naloxone through Overdose Lifeline.
2023
MESH was nationally recognized as a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence.
2024
Total Solar Eclipse
2024
The Taylor Swift Experience
