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Pittsylvania - Danville Medical Reserve Corps (Pitt-Dan MRC) Unit Profile

Community/Jurisdiction Served:

Virginia - Danville City, Pittsylvania County

Sponsoring Organization:

Danville Health Department

Date Established:

4/16/2009

Unit Information:

326 Taylor Drive
Danville, VA 24541

Contact Information:

Kimberly Bannister
434 Washington Street
P O Box 560
Boydton, VA 23917
Phone: (434)738-6815 ext.103
Cell: (434)210-2997

Profile:

The Pittsylvania-Danville Medical Reserve Corps (Pitt-Dan MRC), a part of the Pittsylvania County Health Department, is being developed to serve Pittsylvania County & the City of Danville, a heavily populated area located between the Southwest MRC and the Southside MRC. Pitt-Dan MRC will deal with surge capacity in local disasters, including assisting with mass prophylaxis/vaccination clinics or other major public health needs. The unit will be partnered with the Red Cross, VOAD, County mental health services, OEM, Citizen Corps, and other County resources to develop a coordinated response to a disaster. This unit will be recruiting members for its MRC by making presentations and/or delivering brochures to its municipal libraries, Citizen Corps meetings, meetings of professional organizations, mailings, health fairs, and other community gatherings. The MRC volunteers will be included in exercises being planned by the County & City Health Department.

Volunteer Count:

Physicians	0
Physician Assistants	0
Nurse Practitioners	1
Nurses	15
Pharmacists	2
Dentists	1
Veterinarians	1
Mental Health Professionals	1
EMS Professionals	0
Respiratory Therapists	0
Other Public Health/Medical	7
Non-Public Health/Non-Medical	8
Total	36

Recent Activities:

12/17/2009
New Volunteer registration or inprocessing

9/16/2009
Conduct Disaster Preparedness training for a local voluteer organization.

9/11/2009
Volunteer Recruitment mass mailing to build a core of volunteers for this new unit

Last Updated on 2/5/2010