Training for the Nebraska/Western Iowa Medical Reserve Corps will be held Sept 20 & 21, 2008 at the Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department Training Center, 3100 Cornhusker Highway.
MRC members are required to have training in certain essential disaster protocols, so they can work effectively with first responders in a crisis situation. The local Corps is made up of health professionals who are willing to step up in the wake of storms and other disasters; the unit includes doctors, nurses, EMTs, physical therapists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and more.
The Medical Reserve Corps is sponsored by the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and is a partner program of the Citizen Corps, a national network of volunteers dedicated to ensuring hometown security. The local chapter of the MRC is coordinated by United Way of the Midlands |
