Ryan works with hospitals on behalf of the California Hospital Association’s Hospital Preparedness Program.

Ryan was previously with UCLA Medical Center for 11 years as the Disaster Resource Center Director, Emergency Department Clinical Manager, and Pre-hospital Care Coordinator. He was an emergency department nurse for many years as well as a flight nurse with Mercy Air and Life Flight Southern California. 

Mr. Burgess earned his master’s of science in nursing from California State University, Long Beach, (1993) in the Trauma/Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialist program.