Why I Serve...
"I choose to serve because I have a unique combination of operational and academic skills that can be utilized in the evolution of critical response plans. I have been on the frontlines of disaster, and developed concepts through research that create opportunities to ensure the safety of my fellow Americans. "
Greg Santa Maria is the Executive Director of the South Dakota Health Care Coalition. He has nearly 30 years of experience in Emergency Medical Services and Healthcare Emergency Management and specializes in the development of complex healthcare response plans for large organizations. Greg has a special interest in the fusion of EMS into healthcare preparedness plans and is currently heading a task force to accomplish that goal. Greg was instrumental in the evacuation of 240 skilled nursing and assisted living residents in Kissimmee, Florida during Hurricane Dorian, and was recognized by Saint Vincents Hospital, his former employer in New York City for his role in the response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. Greg has recently received his doctorate in health science from A.T. Still University and spends his spare time playing guitar and singing to his German Shepherd Dog Brutus.
