COUNTY OF MONTEREY
HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Nationally Accredited for Providing Quality Health Services
Clinical Care Committee
Published on November 15, 2016. Last modified on July 26, 2024
The Clinical Care Committee (CCC) serves as an advisory group to the EMS Agency's Director and Medical Director on medical control and other medical issues. The EMS Agency Director appoints members to the CCC.
The Clinical Care Committee meets on the second Wednesday of every other month (odd months) from 8:30 to 10:00 am. Meetings are held at the Monterey County Government Center located at 1441 Schilling Place, Salinas, CA 93901.
For more information regarding the Clinical Care Committee, please contacts the Debra Hopgood at 831-755-5013 or EMSAdmin@co.monterey.ca.us.
2024 Meeting Schedule
| January | March | May | July | September | November | |
| 01/10/2024 | 03/13/2024 | 05/08/2024 | 07/10/2024 | 09/11/2024 | 11/13/2024 | |
| 8:30am-10:00am | 8:30am-10:00am | 8:30am-10:00am | 8:30am-10:00am | 8:30am-10:00am | 8:30am-10:00am | |
| Zoom | Zoom | Zoom | Zoom | Zoom |
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Members and Representing
| Member Name |
Representing |
Term Expiration |
| Dr. John Beuerle, Chair |
Monterey County EMS Medical Director |
N/A |
| Dr. Michelle Kalinski |
Emergency Physician Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula |
06/30/2025 |
| Dr. Noah Hawthorne | Emergency Physician Mee Memorial Hospital |
06/30/2025 |
| Dr. Marie Lutz |
Emergency Physician Natividad Hospital |
06/30/2025 |
| Dr. Nikolas Greenson |
Emergency Physician Salinas Valley Health |
06/30/2025 |
| Susan Duke |
RN Base Hospital Coordinator Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula |
06/30/2025 |
| Jamie Tovar | RN Receiving Hospital Coordinator Mee Memorial Hospital |
06/30/2025 |
| Cassie Caldera |
RN Base Hospital Coordinator Natividad Hospital |
06/30/2025 |
| Kerry Kantmann | RN Base Hospital Coordinator Salinas Valley Health |
06/30/2026 |
| Spencer Harnett | Paramedic Non-Contracted Ambulance Providers | 06/30/2026 |
| Justin Reyes | Paramedic Contracted Ambulance Provider | 06/30/2024 |
| Josh Savinon | EMT First Responders | 06/30/2024 |
| Christopher Bourquin | Law Enforcement Agencies |
06/30/2026 |
| Ben Hitchcock | Contracted Ambulance Provider | 06/30/2026 |
| Jeff Horner |
Air Ambulance Providers |
06/30/2026 |
| Member Name |
Constituency (Alternates) |
Term Expiration |
| Dr. Andrew Ortega | Emergency Physician, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula |
06/30/2025 |
| Dr. Bryan Darger |
Emergency Physician, Mee Memorial Hospital |
06/30/2025 |
| Dr. Cole Klick | Emergency Physician, Natividad Medical Center | 06/30/2025 |
| Dr. Ian Stehmeier | Emergency Physician, Salinas Valley Health | 06/30/2025 |
| Christy Soboleski | RN, Base Hospital Coordinator, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula |
06/30/2025 |
| Michelle Villanueva | RN, Receiving Hospital Coordinator, Mee Memorial Hospital |
06/30/2025 |
| Chelsi Mettler | RN, Base Hospital Coordinator, Natividad Medical Center |
06/30/2025 |
| David Thompson | RN, Base Hospital Coordinator, Salinas Valley Health |
06/30/2026 |
| Vacant |
Paramedic Non-Contracted Ambulance Provider |
|
| Vacant |
Paramedic Contracted Ambulance Provider |
|
| Vacant | EMT First Responders | |
| Chief Paul Tomasi | Law Enforcement Agencies | 06/30/2026 |
| Rachael Kneeland | Contracted Ambulance Provider |
06/30/2026 |
| Christopher Cuzner | Air Ambulance Provider |
06/30/2026 |