Kevin Arthur is a nationally recognized leader in healthcare emergency management, known for more than two decades of advancing hospital readiness, regional coordination, and multidisciplinary disaster response. His career spans major health systems, federal programs, pediatric specialty environments, and high‑risk tactical operations, giving him one of the most comprehensive operational profiles in the field.

Kevin currently serves as the Regional Readiness and Response Coordinator for the Greater Idaho Healthcare Coalition, where he leads hospital and community partner planning across a 24‑county region and supports emergency managers in developing area‑specific preparedness programs.

Before his coalition leadership role, Kevin spent 15 years with Intermountain Health, serving as Emergency Management Program Manager for Primary Children’s Hospital and additionally as Emergency Management Area Manager for the Canyon Region. He led disaster and counter‑terrorism planning, developed hospital command cadre operations, and oversaw decontamination, evacuation, and deployable surge programs.

Kevin’s expertise extends deeply into chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) preparedness. For more than 20 years, he served as an educator and evaluator for U.S. Army Chemical Weapons Stockpile sites through Battelle Memorial Institute and Dawson‑Ohana, providing specialized instruction in Hospital Incident Command, First Receivers Decontamination, and all‑hazards hospital readiness. 

A prolific educator, Kevin has taught thousands of responders nationwide through FEMA, the Utah Department of Public Safety, the Intermountain Center for Disaster Preparedness, and multiple federal and academic partners. His teaching portfolio spans more than 30 years and includes HICS, NIMS, PPE/CBRNE operations, tactical emergency medical support, and pediatric disaster readiness.

Kevin is also a long‑serving leader in professional organizations. He has held multiple national roles with the Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals (AHEPP), including member of the Professional Standards and Certification Committee, where he helped develop the professional practice standards for the HCEM certification and also serves as the Vice President of the Board of Directors. He has also served on the Utah Disaster Advisory Council Executive Committee, the Utah Public Health Preparedness Senior Advisory Committee, and various other healthcare coalitions in Pennsylvania, Utah and Idaho.

His operational background is uniquely broad. Prior to his hospital and coalition leadership roles, Kevin spent more than two decades in tactical emergency medical support, developing hospital-based special operations teams to support high risk operations with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. 

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management, graduating summa cum laude, and maintains advanced certifications including Healthcare Emergency Manager – Mastery (HcEM‑M), Utah Certified Emergency Manager (UCEM), and Certified Healthcare Emergency Coordinator III (CHEC III). His extensive FEMA and CBRN training portfolio spans more than 60 courses.

His contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Utah Emergency Management Association’s Exceptional Non‑Profit Partner Award, Intermountain Health’s Ann Allen Emergency Management Award of Excellence, and multiple honors for tactical medical support and pre‑hospital care.

Kevin’s emergency management philosophy centers on empowering caregivers and leaders to respond confidently when emergency management leadership may not be immediately available. “Our purpose is to instill readiness and confidence in caregivers and leaders so that they able to effectively respond. The tenet of our effort is, So they can, when we cannot.”

Known for his clarity, practical insight, and ability to bridge hospital operations with community response, Kevin brings unmatched depth, operational credibility, and passion to all of those he engages.