“Boots on the ground” is the term to describe direct, hands-on involvement in a military or humanitarian operation.  It is also how Diogenec gained its experience.  Our collective service has brought us to Europe, Asia, South America, and the Caribbean.  Domestic support operations have included the aftermath of Katrina, 9/11, the postal anthrax attacks, Virginia Tech, and other historic events.  Diogenec staff has provided direct operational support to special events in the nation’s capitol, managed contingency and Strategic National Stockpile supplies for state health agencies, and provided pro bono logistical support to relief efforts in Haiti, Pakistan, Myanmar, Chile, and Sudan. 

Whether augmenting current capabilities or creating capacity, Diogenec Group provides the expertise needed to assure mission accomplishment under any circumstances.

Accomplishments of Diogenec experts have `included:

• Design and establishment of the Federal Strategic Health Alliance (FEDS-HEAL), the precursor to the Department of Defense (DoD) Reserve Health Readiness Program, a $170 million medical and dental readiness support system comprised of the departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) and private providers, serving 1.2 million members.
• Participation in the development of the DoD anthrax immunizations and smallpox inoculation programs. This included service as the initial primary instructor in smallpox vaccination techniques for DoD.
• Service as a member of the City of Philadelphia Emergency Preparedness Review Committee (EPRC).
• Development of the national emergency preparedness plan for the Republic of the Maldives on behalf of the United Nations Development Program.
• Development and delivery to a state department of health of a class on domestic medical intelligence and emerging disease recognition.

Diogenec offers tailored programmatic development and continuity planning to each client's individual situation, industry conditions, and needs. Based on findings from our scoping and gap analysis, we make client-specific recommendations to manage and either eliminate or mitigate the impact of identified vulnerabilities on your organization. No two Diogenec plans are alike.

Special events, disaster response, and other expanded support requirements can overwhelm  existing capabilities. 

Diogenec leverages significant operational and logistical experience and expertise in designing and assembling integrated surge capacity  systems.  This includes the development and deployment of:

• —  Deployable Infrastructure Systems
• —  Disaster Response Medical Equipment
• —  Medical Logistics Management Programs
• —  Contingencies to meet special operational needs 

Key Diogenec leadership offers more than a century of combined military, public, international, and private healthcare operational experience.  This has included stewardship of comprehensive healthcare capabilities in some of the most hostile environments on the globe.  The ability to meet needs, appropriately and on time, lies at the core of our success.

Select support activities have:

• Developed, fielded, and maintained deployable infrastructure systems and disaster response medical equipment for the Army, Navy, Texas National Guard, major academic medical centers, departments of health, fire departments, and county emergency services divisions.
• Provided operational site support to:

—     - 2005 Presidential Inauguration

—     - WWII Memorial Dedication

—     - President Reagan Funeral

No matter how effectively we prepare, the unanticipated or overwhelming may still occur. When a crisis hits, Diogenec will furnish highly qualified experts to meet urgent needs. In many cases, these experts are nationally recognized and the authors of applicable plans, policies, or doctrine. A Diogenec expert developed the National Catastrophic Incident Response Plan and the National Smallpox Response Plan. Diogenec's chief medical officer has been credited with alerting the Western medical establishment to the emergence of SARS.

Response services delivered by Diogenec associates have:

• Provided education concerning anthrax threat, prophylaxis, and treatment to uniformed Public Health Service Response teams, regional reference laboratory staff, and others in support of the CDC effort following the 2001 anthrax attacks.
• Physician in charge for the response to the Hamilton Township, NJ postal facility following the 2001 anthrax attacks.
• Led a medical mission to Haiti following the 2009 earthquake.
• Responded to the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
• Coordinated crisis management for Virginia Tech following the mass shootings on that campus.

Diogenec Group provides critical support to augment internal assets, provide supplemental capabilities, or address special needs or events. Providing technically proficient and operationally astute staff lies at the core of our preparedness mission.

Current and successfully completed projects have included:

• Providing logistical management for the District of Columbia Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Administration (HEPRA), coordination of Strategic National Stockpile and other medical emergency materiel.
• Conceptualizing and launching an organizational redesign of Army Reserve Medical Command (ARMEDCOM).
• Consultations to Medical Board Office, 1,284-bed Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY; designing and implementing Medical Staff Appointment adn Credentialing Systems, validated by JCAHO and state surveys and correcting serious deficiencies discovered during a highly publicized incident.
• Creation of the Air Force Medical Evaluation Support Activity to assess and test field medical equipment.