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Cuyahoga County Medical Reserve Corps Unit Profile

Community/Jurisdiction Served:

Ohio - Cuyahoga County

Cleveland and Cuyahoga County

Sponsoring Organization:

Cuyahoga County Board of Health

Date Established:

2/21/2006

Unit Information:

5550 Venture Drive
Parma, OH 44130

Contact Information:

Rebecca Hysing
5550 Venture Dr.

Parma, OH 44130
Phone: 216-201-2001

Profile:

The Cuyahoga County MRC unit was established in 2006 to support the local public health departments in their emergency preparedness initiatives. The MRC serves the City of Cleveland and surrounding 58 municipalities/villages/townships in the County. The MRC program is administered by Cuyahoga County Board of Health. More than 500 medical and non-medical professionals who have acted on a desire to volunteer their time and expertise during emergencies in our County. The MRC has promoted its mission, established its policies, procedures, and protocols regarding operations and conducted recruiting initiatives within the medical community and the community at large. The unit is preparing to provide staffing at Point of Dispensing clinics during a mass immunization or prophylaxis campaign.

Volunteer Count:

Physicians	32
Physician Assistants	1
Nurse Practitioners	0
Nurses	28
Pharmacists	3
Dentists	2
Veterinarians	0
Mental Health Professionals	4
EMS Professionals	23
Respiratory Therapists	0
Other Public Health/Medical	314
Non-Public Health/Non-Medical	158
Total	565

Recent Activities:

11/21/2009
Four H1N1 Mass Clinics

11/15/2009
Three H1N1 mass clinics

9/30/2009
Presentation to Northern Ohio Pharmacist Association on H1N1 activities and planned response, POD planning, and MRC

8/3/2009
A survey was sent out the volunteers to gather opinions on trainings to be offered in the future for the Cuyahoga County Medical Reserve Corps.

7/17/2009
First Receiver Hazmat/WMD Awareness and Operations Course

Last Updated on 11/23/2009