Jim Aiken

Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public HealthDr. Aiken is an Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health in the LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans. He serves the New Orleans University Medical Center as the Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness.. Dr. Aiken has 30 years experience in healthcare disaster management. This experience includes past executive involvement in the Louisiana U.S Health and Human Services  Hospital Preparedness  and the City of New Orleans Metropolitan Medical Response System planning, as well as representing the LSU Health Care Services Division and LSU Health Science Center in disaster planning efforts on a local and state level. Dr. Aiken has served as an advisor to the City of New Orleans for healthcare disaster planning for major special events beginning with the first Superbowl post September 11, 2001 New York Trade Towers terrorist attack. Dr. Aiken served as Liaison Officer for the Medical Center of Louisiana Hospital Incident Command staff during the hospital Hurricane Katrina response. His duties included coordinating the New Orleans Charity Hospital patient evacuation with the state Emergency Operations Center and other sources of support. Immediately afterwards, Dr. Aiken returned to New Orleans to represent LSU on the Greater Metropolitan Healthcare Task Force responsible for the strategic planning of and the immediate rebuilding of the healthcare infrastructure in the region. Thes...
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