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Medical Reserve Corps State Of California

Medical Reserve Corps State Of California. California, Working with Federal Partners to Capture a Vast Medical Personnel Resource. California is a BIG State. 34 Million People Over 50 Languages 156,000 Square Miles Almost 1000 Miles in Length 58 Counties

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Medical Reserve Corps State Of California

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  1. Medical Reserve Corps State Of California

  2. California, Working with Federal Partners to Capture a Vast Medical Personnel Resource

  3. California is a BIG State • 34 Million People • Over 50 Languages • 156,000 Square Miles • Almost 1000 Miles in Length • 58 Counties • From Extremely Populated to Actual Frontier

  4. California (America’s Multi-Hazard Disaster Theme Park) Earthquakes Fires Floods Mudslides Riots Volcanoes Tsunamis Terrorism California

  5. Cooperation & Coordination • State-Coordinated • SEMS • NIMS

  6. HHS OSG MRC Demo Grants • “A Ha” • Initiate SEMS Concept • HBPP CDC/HRSA Grant • Increase Surge Capacity • Create a State MRC Network • Encourage MRC Development • Capture “SUVs” prior to event

  7. Collaborating State Departments • GO SERV CA Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism www.goserv.ca.gov • EMSA / DMSCA Emergency Medical Services Authority Disaster Medical Services Division www.emsa.ca.gov

  8. California MRCs • 2002 - Three Demonstration Grant Recipients • 2003 - Nine additional Grant Recipients • 2004 - 20 MRCs registered with the State & actively participating in state coordination efforts

  9. California MRCs • Unit Membership Up to 600+ • LA & San Francisco Bay Areas • Southern Desert Counties • One in High Sierra • One in Central Valley (Fresno)

  10. Different Ways CA MRCs Fit into Local Disaster Plans • Augment First Responders • Increase Surge Capacity • Assist in Evacuation of Stabilized Casualties • Provide Mental Health Intervention • Address Special-Needs Population Issues

  11. Different Ways CA MRCs Fit into Local Disaster Plans (cont) • Public Health Initiatives / Education • Assist in Mass Prophylaxis Efforts • Logistical Support to Healthcare Professionals • Provide Welfare Status- Checks • Manage SUVs

  12. Benefits of Statewide Coordination • Work on Same Page • Collaboration Between Units • Use of “Best Practices” • Streamline MRC Establishment • Increase Number of Units • Development of Professional Registry • Increase Surge Capacity • Harness SUVs

  13. Where We’re Going • Statewide Registry • Statewide Credentialing • Definitive State Malpractice Protection • State Disaster Legislation • Statewide Templates • Non-English Language Resource Interpretation

  14. Medical Reserve Corps of California

  15. Thank You Sherrill Reed, RNCA MRC State CoordinatorCA Emergency Medical Services Authority1930 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814916-322-4336sherrill.reed@emsa.ca.gov

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