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Mesa County Medical Reserve Corps Unit Profile
| Community/Jurisdiction Served: |
Colorado -
Mesa County
We also cover portions of surrounding rural counties (Garfield, Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, Ouray, San Juan, and counties in eastern Utah) as needed. We do have registered volunteers with our unit from counties outside of Mesa County.
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| Sponsoring Organization: |
Mesa County Health Department
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| Date Established: |
9/6/2005
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| Unit Information: |
510 29 1/2 Road
P.O. Box 20,000
Grand Junction, CO 81504
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| Contact Information: |
Marsha Thorson
P.O. Box 20,000
Grand Junction, CO 81502
Phone: (970) 248-6976
Cell: (970) 250-9371
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| Profile: |
We received our National Registration on September 6, 2005. Our unit came under the direction of Mesa County Health Department in July of 2006. Most members have completed the NIMS courses IS-700, IS-100, and IS-200 (or a variation such as IS-100HC, IS-200HC). Additional training opportunities are offered to all MRC registered members as well - medical surge seminars, table top exercises, among others. The state volunteer database has been updated and renamed the Colorado Volunteer Mobilizer -- Mesa County MRC members are registered within this system. We continue to be involved in several trainings and opportunities throughout the year that include testing pandemic preparedness plans for our community to establish a collaboration with other emergency response units, local hospitals, and the local public health system.
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| Volunteer Count: |
| Physicians |
2 |
| Physician Assistants |
0 |
| Nurse Practitioners |
0 |
| Nurses |
9 |
| Pharmacists |
0 |
| Dentists |
0 |
| Veterinarians |
0 |
| Mental Health Professionals |
0 |
| EMS Professionals |
1 |
| Respiratory Therapists |
0 |
| Other Public Health/Medical |
6 |
| Non-Public Health/Non-Medical |
8 |
| Total |
26 |
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| Recent Activities: |
3/12/2010
Grand Valley Health Fair, over 200 volunteers participated in the event, set-up and tear down. Over 3,000 people served reaching surrounding states as well.
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2/25/2010
Volunteers in Surge Tabletop Exercise for Advanced Practice Center (APC) Blueprint Toolkit development. "Blueprint for the Use of Volunteers in Hospitals."
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2/2/2010
Volunteers staffed phones to schedule appointments for early blood draw appointments. Over 600 appointments were scheduled in four hours.
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12/1/2009
For the second year, we held an appreciation lunch to recognize the dedicated service of our volunteers. Activities completed, number of hours served were noted and Certificates of Appreciation were awarded.
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10/17/2009
Family Health Fiesta is a health fair serving 1000s in our community targeting the underinsured and uninsured Hispanic population. We partnered with the Marillac Clinic for this event providing basic health screening checks.
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Last Updated on 7/8/2010
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