Haywood Hall MD FACEP FIFEM, FAAEM

Judith Tintinalli, MD,  Emergency Medicine Textbook author and thought leader

Emergency Physician Monthly,  11/2007     http://bit.ly/DrHall

As one of its many physician participants, Judith Tintinalli, MD, said the experience was “just phenomenal,” and for several reasons. Participants live in the geographic heart of Mexico while learning the language, take Spanish classes in a charming historic inn turned academic center, and use newfound language skills professionally while providing treatment at the town's emergency care facility.

But the PACEMD program, while impressive, is not the subject of Dr. Tintinalli's highest praise; that she reserves for Dr. Hall.

“He built this out of nothing. It is absolutely amazing. He did it without [outside] funding. His ability to negotiate and network just blows me away,” said Dr. Tintinalli, a professor and the chairwoman emeritus of emergency medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Dr. Robert E. Suter,                      Brigadier General,                                    US Army Medical Command,      Former VP of Quality,  American Heart Association,                        Professor of Emergency Medicine,  UT Southwest, Parkland Hospital,    Dallas,  Texas  

"Dr. Haywood Hall is one of the foremost social entrepreneurs in Global Health. He leverages his years of expertise to improve the health and well-being of populations through partnerships to provide excellent emergency and acute care from birth onwards..".

Terrence Mulligan, DO, MPH 

Secretary General, International Federation of Emergency Medicine. Professor in Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine. 

"Dr Haywood Hall is one of the most dynamic, hard-working, diversified emergency physicians working in the international emergency medicine arena. His foresight, enthusiasm, selflessness and dedication have earned him well-earned respect from his far-reaching international colleagues, and his involvement on multiple levels of local, national and international emergency medicine and acute care systems development are well-known, emulated and sought-after. I offer my highest recommendation of Haywood Hall, one of the international EM gurus in the field".

John K Gaffney,                                      PMP Emergency Manager            National Disaster Medical System

 "Dr. Hall is an intelligent, energetic, and personable physician with a broad range of education and experience whom I have enjoyed knowing and working with for many years. We have worked together in many locations and situations - including during extremely difficult responses to Presidentially-declared disasters - and I have absolutely no doubt that Haywood will perform whatever duties are asked of him reliably and capably. In addition to these abilities Haywood is a strategic thinker and can be counted on to provide valuable contributions to the design or planning of an activity. I am happy to provide my highest recommendation, without reservation, on behalf of Dr. Hall."

Kathleen Blake, MD

Vice-President, Performance Improvement, American Medical Association

"Dr. Hall demonstrated his commitment to excellence and team work, as well as his superb medical judgement when he founded the Emergency Room at the Heart Hospital of New Mexico, contributing immensely to the hospital's reputation as a Best Place to Work and as a nationally recognized program for heart care."

Logan Plaster Editor in Chief at Emergency Physician Monthly, Emergency Physician International, and Telemedicine Magazine

"I've had the privilege of working with Dr. Haywood Hall since he began serving on the EPI editorial board in 2010. Dr. Hall is a tireless advocate for emergency medicine, but even more for his patients. His passion for improving medical care for his community is truly inspiring and he makes his mark wherever he goes. EPI is proud to have Dr. Hall contributing as a writer  – but even more as a standard bearer."

Michael Howard, MD PHD 

"It has been my pleasure to work side-by-side with Haywood in these different but equally challenging healthcare environments. I have found him to be among the finest clinicians to share patient responsibilities with. He is punctual, professional, exacting and resourceful. I have found him to be ethical and hard-working. Dr. Hall has established his reputation in New Mexico for providing excellent patient care. As chief of staff at holy cross hospital in Taos I also found Haywood's perspectives on health care indispensable when considering changes we had to implement locally relative to those that have occurred to national healthcare policy. He is well versed in health care policy and economics and has been involved in directing the future of emergency medicine as a leader within the  American College of Emergency Physicians and the International Federation of Emergency Medicine". 

Edward Bernstein, MD 

Research Director at BMC Injury Prevention Center

"Dr Hall makes dreams come true and miracles to happen for people in need of education and medical care throughout the Americas. He is an innovator and out of the box thinker in both public health, emergency medicine and internationalism and humanitarian pursuits. We are fortunate to have his leadership in ACEP and other organizations."

Diana Winslow, Former Director for ALSO, American Academy of Family Physicians

"Haywood Hall MD is results driven. He concentrates on goals/priorities that will have the greatest impact on decreasing maternal and neonatal mortality throughout Mexico. He is innovative and approaches situations with open-mindedness and a willingness to change perspectives. He collaborates and maintains productive working relationships with individuals at all levels. Haywood puts the long term success of the ALSO Program ahead of personal gain or ambition. "

Lee Dresang MD

"I am writing is strong support of Dr. Haywood Hall. I have worked with him closely during my 7 years on the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Advisory Board and my current position on the ALSO Editorial Board. During that time, Dr. Hall brought the ALSO course to Mexico and has organized courses which have trained thousands  of maternity care providers in Mexico. Certainly this has saved the lives of many women and children. ALSO Mexico has become a regional and world leader in ALSO. Dr. Hall has organized teams which have introduced ALSO to countries including Panama, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. Dr. Hall is a visionary who is changing the world for the better.

Dr. Hall has not only promoted ALSO, but also Basic Life Support in Obstetrics (BLSO) to bring emergency obstetrical skills to the prehospital setting.

Dr. Hall is head of PACE MD which runs not only ALSO but many emergency medical courses from San Miguel de Allende Mexico. First responders are more prepared for whatever emergency they may encounter.

Dr. Hall has skill writing grants. He has negotiated the translation of ALSO into Spanish. This translation is the official Spanish translation used throughout the world.

In summary, I give Dr. Hall my highest recommendation."

Sharon Bissell, Director, Mexico Office, MacArthur Foundation

Dr. Hall is a highly motivated driver of PACE’s work, and has generated a respectable group of supports from a range of fields (including doctors, nurses, midwives, community activists, government officials , academics and researchers)... PACE has been a leader in Mexico…and has successfully combined models from emergency medicine with emergency obstetric care.

Angel Rafael Brana-Lopez, MD MPH ( CAPT- Ret USPHS)

Medical Informaticist at Florida State University, College of Medicine,

"Dr Haywood is a great leader that thinks about and plans the future with imagination and wisdom. He is a person that inspires trust and confidence whose work is framed within values of justice and responsibility. "

Sheila Bloomquist, MD 

Physician en Statclinix Urgent Care & Rehab

"Dr Haywood Hall, MD has been fundamental in setting up the infrastructure for ALSO Mexico. In the past year no less than 30 programs were run last year 2010. He has also extended various other life support programs in areas or rural need. He is extremely organized and focused on implementing better life support measures for the rural and deprived areas where need is greatest and moralities rate occur it is always a joy to be able to work with Haywood and learn from him

Summary of PACEMD ( Spanish) 

Obstetric First Responder ( Chiapas)

MedSpanish Video 

MedSpanish MacKinsey 

Suavecito MedSpanish