Pandemic Flu Outbreak

The Problem

Key flu outbreaks in 2008 caught federal and state health agencies by surprise, resulting in shortages of equipment and delays in patient care

The Solution

We simulated a hypothetical outbreak in Alabama to allow state and federal health officials to role play a series of outbreaks to identify barriers to response.

George and I first became acquainted over seven years ago, when he was working on a joint project with Sun and one of our major customers.  Since then, I've had the distinct pleasure of working with him on multiple occasions.  To say that George "solves complex problems"...

John Kapson
Managing Consultant, Data Center Efficiency Practice, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Last year we turned to George Danner to lead a team in developing a simulation and model to anticipate the impact of H1N1 on patients in our service area. George's work was simply first rate, well thought, delivered on time and surprisingly accurate as we have now learned from experience....

Carl Taylor
Director Center for Strategic Health Innovation