Updated: July 30, 2026

State Program Administrators

Director, Bureau of Emergency Preparedness and Response
Louis Eubank
Phone: (803) 832-8121
Email: eubanklw@dph.sc.gov

Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Point of Contact
Whitney Cofield
Phone: (803) 429-0315
Email: cofielwg@dph.sc.gov

Training, Exercise, and Engagement Section Director
Brent Orth
Phone: (864) 245-0271
Email: orthjb@dph.sc.gov 

Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP) Coordinator
Ernie Moore
Bureau of Healthcare Systems & Services 
Phone: (803) 898-0518
Email: mooree@dph.sc.gov

Members Include:

• Regional Medical Centers
• Rehabilitative and Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
• Primary Medical Care Health Center
• State Government Organizations
• County and Local Government Organizations
• Federal Government Entities
• Long Term Care Facilities
• Public Health
• Public Safety
• Volunteer Organizations
• Federal VA and Army Hospitals
• Nursing and Behavioral Health Centers
• Federally Qualified Health Centers
• County and Local Government Organizations
• Fire/EMS
• County Coroners
• Law Enforcement
• Federally Recognized Tribe
• State Tribal Groups
• Treatment/Rehabilitation Medical Centers
• Primary Health Care Services
• Retirement/Aging Organizations
• Private Business Entities