The North East PA-Health Care Coalition is a collaborative network of health care agencies and public and private partners to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to and recover from an emergency, mass casualty or catastrophic event. The NEPA-HCC also serves as the Health, Medical and EMS Committee of the Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Counter-Terrorism Task Force (NECTTF). The primary function of the NEPA-HCC is regional healthcare system emergency preparedness activities involving the health and medical members. This includes planning, organizing, equipping, training, exercises, and evaluation.Member agencies from an eight (8) county region include, but are not limited to, public health, hospitals, health networks, EMS, home health, long-term care, behavioral health, emergency management, non-governmental agencies, clinical laboratories, blood banks, MRC, CERT, etc. The NEPA-HCC conducts quarterly meetings, and throughout the year, it provides opportunities for agencies to participate in training, exercises, drills, and network with community preparedness and emergency response partners. The eight counties include Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna, and Lackawanna.