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| Kurt Ullman 2005-09-24, 2:27 pm |
| HHS Releases Website and Toll Free Number for Deployment by Health
Care Professionals
Saturday September 3, 3:21 pm ET
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Health and
Human Services has established a website (https://volunteer.hhs.gov)
and toll-free number (1-866-KAT MEDI) to help identify health care
professionals and relief personnel to assist in Hurricane Katrina
relief efforts.
"The desire of America's health care professionals to use their
skills to help Hurricane Katrina's victims has been inspiring,"
Secretary Mike Leavitt said. "This website and toll free number are
important tools to become part of this network of goodness that is
taking place."
Multidisciplinary healthcare professionals and relief personnel with
expertise in the following areas are encouraged to visit the website
and register to volunteer for appointment by HHS:
Administration/Finance Officers Nursing
Assistants/Nursing Support
Technicians
Chaplain/Social Worker Nursing Staff Directors
Clinical Physicians Patient
Transporters/Volunteers
Dentists Pharmacists
Dieticians Psychologists
Epidemiologists Physician's Assistants or
Nurse
Practitioners
Environmental Health Physician Chiefs of Staff
Epidemiologists Respiratory Therapists
Facility Managers RNs
Housekeepers Safety Officers
IT/Communications Officers Security Officers
LPNs Social Workers
Medical Clerks Supply Managers
Mental Health Workers Veterinarians
Please be advised that individuals must be healthy enough to
function under field conditions. This may include all or some of the
following:
12-hour shifts
Austere conditions (possibly no showers, housing in tents)
No air conditioning
Long periods of standing
Sleep accommodations on bedroll
Military ready to eat meals
These workers will be non-paid temporary Federal employees, and will
therefore be eligible for coverage under the Federal Tort Claims Act
for liability coverage and Workman's Compensation when functioning
as HHS employees. Although there will not be any salary, travel and
per diem will be paid.
Volunteers with no healthcare background can find information on
volunteering http://www.USAFreedomCorps.gov or by calling
1-877-USA-CORPS.
Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials
are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news
--
I didn't - in spite of ample warnings by sociologists
from large Eastern Universities - foresee the need to have
27" flat-screen television sets available to every family in the
New Orleans city limits as soon as the electricity went out.
That one WAS my bad.
--Richard Galen at www.mullings.com
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| kurtullman@yahoo.com (Kurt Ullman) pounded on the keyboard and wrote:
>HHS Releases Website and Toll Free Number for Deployment by Health
>Care Professionals
>Saturday September 3, 3:21 pm ET
>
>WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Health and
>Human Services has established a website (https://volunteer.hhs.gov)
>and toll-free number (1-866-KAT MEDI) to help identify health care
>professionals and relief personnel to assist in Hurricane Katrina
>relief efforts.
>
>"The desire of America's health care professionals to use their
>skills to help Hurricane Katrina's victims has been inspiring,"
>Secretary Mike Leavitt said. "This website and toll free number are
>important tools to become part of this network of goodness that is
>taking place."
>
>Multidisciplinary healthcare professionals and relief personnel with
>expertise in the following areas are encouraged to visit the website
>and register to volunteer for appointment by HHS:
>
> Administration/Finance Officers Nursing
>Assistants/Nursing Support
I wonder if paramedics would come under this cat?
> Technicians
> Chaplain/Social Worker Nursing Staff Directors
> Clinical Physicians Patient
>Transporters/Volunteers
> Dentists Pharmacists
> Dieticians Psychologists
> Epidemiologists Physician's Assistants or
>Nurse
> Practitioners
>
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Brian J. Rueger | Hampton Div. of Fire & Rescue | "Who dares wins"
Lt./Paramedic | Fire Communications Officer | Hampton, VA.
B.S. Comm/I/SEL Pilot | MSgt, USAF (Ret.) 49199 | NREMT-P
Check out my home page: http://members.cox.net/brueger
Some of my photography: http://www.usefilm.com/photographer/34185.html
"Life's too short to drink LITE beer!"
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| Please also check out:
http://www.mtmrc.org/
The Tennessee Medical Reserve Corps is organizing volunteer EMT and
Paramedics also at the above website.
Dan Gerard, MS, RN, EMT-P
Chairman
National Paramedic Division
NAEMT
Skuby wrote:
> kurtullman@yahoo.com (Kurt Ullman) pounded on the keyboard and wrote:
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> I wonder if paramedics would come under this cat?
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> Brian J. Rueger | Hampton Div. of Fire & Rescue | "Who dares wins"
> Lt./Paramedic | Fire Communications Officer | Hampton, VA.
> B.S. Comm/I/SEL Pilot | MSgt, USAF (Ret.) 49199 | NREMT-P
> Check out my home page: http://members.cox.net/brueger
> Some of my photography: http://www.usefilm.com/photographer/34185.html
> "Life's too short to drink LITE beer!"
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