Garrett Hagood
Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Special Initiatives · Paramedic
ghagoodccpc@icloud.com · linkedin.com/in/garrett-hagood · Phone available on request
Experience
Coastal Bend Regional Advisory Council (CBRAC)
- Responsible for all information technology systems and information security for the HHS Hospital Preparedness Program contractor serving 19 counties in South Texas, which also manages the Emergency Medical Task Force 11 team.
- Leads all-hazards threat intelligence analysis and sharing and disseminates warning intelligence to stakeholders and partners.
- Carries new projects, sensitive operations, and administrative and business operations, and participates in federal and national cybersecurity working groups.
Coastal Bend Regional Advisory Council
- Oversaw the HPP for Healthcare Coalition-V: four border counties, 4,273 square miles, 1.36 million residents, 16 hospitals, 54 EMS services, and 35 skilled nursing facilities.
- Led all-hazards preparedness, training, information sharing, response, and recovery with hospitals, dialysis centers, skilled nursing facilities, emergency management, health departments, and federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies.
Hereford EMS, Deaf Smith County Health District (about 144 hours a month)
- Advanced pre-hospital and in-hospital emergency care at a critical access hospital, including airway management, pharmacology, cardiac, trauma, and pediatric emergencies.
BSA Health System EMS (about 48 hours a month)
- Advanced prehospital emergency care in a 911 EMS system.
Allegiance Mobile Health
- EMS Administrator of Record; managed the clinical department, clinical compliance, the Designated Medical Officer program, and critical care paramedic training; took part in disciplinary and safety reviews; lead paramedic on EMS and critical care transport calls.
Gemini Ambulance Service
- Took part in the initiation and startup of an international fixed-wing air ambulance program and oversaw its clinical operations.
- Provided 24/7 operational direction to air ambulance crews, coordinated flight logistics, and maintained 100 percent chart review with the medical director.
- Trained new and current employees in flight paramedic proficiency with 911 Training Concepts; authored the company’s Standard Medical Operating Protocols (2015).
Gemini Ambulance Service
- Oversaw clinical operations, chart review, clinical direction, and staff training; conducted 911, emergency, hospital discharge, and interfacility critical care transports.
South Texas AirMed
Valley Regional Medical Center
Med-Care EMS
Lifeline EMS
Panhandle Emergency Medical Services System
Education
Working groups and liaison assignments
- Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council, Executive Committee, Infrastructure Officer
- Joint HSCC/HHS/H-ISAC/405(d) Incident Response and Business Continuity Working Group, Co-Chair
- Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center, Incident Response Committee Chair (Aug 2019 to Jan 2025)
- Region 6 Joint HHS ASPR/HPP Hospital Cybersecurity and Extended Downtime Reporting Project, Chair
- ASPR TRACIE Healthcare Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert; MS-ISAC Public Health Community Co-Lead
- HPP Liaison to TDEM Disaster District Committees 19, 20, and 21, and to the Texas DSHS Region 11 Regional Health and Medical Operations Center
- Fusion Liaison Officer, Southwest Texas Fusion Center; Infrastructure Liaison Officer, Texas DPS and Texas Fusion Center; Threat Liaison Officer, San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center
- National Fusion Center Association Cyber Intelligence Network member; InfraGard member
Publications (active work or final SME review)
- HSCC Health Industry Cybersecurity Sector Mapping and Risk Toolkit (SMART)
- ASPR TRACIE Healthcare Coalition Cybersecurity and Extended Downtime Assessment
- ASPR TRACIE Health Care Facility-Level Cyber and Downtime Impact Assessments
- HSCC Operational Continuity–Cyber Incident (OCCI) Checklist
- From Panic to Plan: Executive Strategies for Handling Cybersecurity Incidents
- Coordinated Healthcare Incident Response Plan (CHIRP)
- Healthcare System Cybersecurity: Readiness & Response Considerations
Speaking
HIMSS Global Conference; National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference; TALON & Federal Partners Healthcare Cybersecurity Workshop; SETRAC Healthcare Preparedness Symposium; STRAC Emergency Preparedness Annual Conference; Texas DSHS HPP/PHEP Quarterly Joint Meeting; Coastal Bend Hurricane Conference. Webinars: Spotlight on Public Safety Cybersecurity (Police1); Defending the Front Lines (Motorola Solutions Public Safety Threat Alliance).
Licenses and certifications
Selected training
Prior contracting work
Wings of Life Air Ambulance Service, flight service setup (2016); Blue Diamond Medical Spa Offices, clinic and medical protocol setup (2014).

