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Beach Cities Health District Unit Profile
| Community/Jurisdiction Served: |
California -
Hermosa Beach(90254), Manhattan Beach(90266), Redondo Beach(90277), Redondo Beach(90278)
BCHD MRC unit service area includes Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach located within the South Bay of Los Angeles County
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| Sponsoring Organization: |
Beach Cities Health District
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| Date Established: |
9/30/2003
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| Unit Information: |
514 N. Prospect Avenue
3rd Fl.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
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| Contact Information: |
Brandy Harkins
514 N. Prospect Ave. 3rd Fl.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Phone: (310)374-3426 ext.170
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| Profile: |
This MRC unit serves the Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach communities. Volunteer medical and mental health professionals contribute their skills and expertise during times of emergency to assist first responders. Volunteers use their specific talents to provide a variety of ongoing health education and screenings for the community. BCHD MRC works to enhance emergency preparedness and community resiliency by providing emergency preparedness lectures, working with special populations to increase their preparedness, distributing emergency preparedness educational materials, and selling disaster supply kits.
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| Volunteer Count: |
| Physicians |
19 |
| Physician Assistants |
4 |
| Nurse Practitioners |
9 |
| Nurses |
40 |
| Pharmacists |
3 |
| Dentists |
0 |
| Veterinarians |
0 |
| Mental Health Professionals |
18 |
| EMS Professionals |
3 |
| Respiratory Therapists |
0 |
| Other Public Health/Medical |
1 |
| Non-Public Health/Non-Medical |
6 |
| Total |
103 |
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| Recent Activities: |
8/11/2010
MRC coordinator attended the Hermosa Beach Emergency Operations Center Dedication
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8/4/2010
MRC coordinator participated in the South Bay Disaster Resource Center Meeting.
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7/21/2010
MRC coordinator participated in the Los Angeles County Disaster Healthcare Volunteer Training Conference debrief meeting.
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7/20/2010
MRC coordinator attended the State of California Deployment plan meeting.
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7/17/2010
MRC coordinator was the operations chief for the Los Angeles Disaster Healthcare Volunteer Training Conference while volunteers participated in the training conference.
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Last Updated on 8/12/2010
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