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Calcasieu Medical Reserve Corps Unit Profile

Community/Jurisdiction Served:

Louisiana - Calcasieu Parish

Sponsoring Organization:

Office of Community Services

Date Established:

7/18/2006

Unit Information:

2424 Third Street
Lake Charles, LA 70602

Contact Information:

Angela Jouett
2424 3rd Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: 337-721-4020
Cell: 337-249-1039

Profile:

Beginning May 1st 2006, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, Lake Charles, LA, funded the Calcasieu Medical Reserve Corps (CMRC) program. CMRC is housed in the Calcasieu Parish Office of Community Service. The Calcasieu Medical Reserve Corps program is designed to assist Calcasieu Parish by building a team of healthcare professional including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, mental health and support personnel that will activate and augment the existing medical response during a man-made or natural disaster. In addition, the CMRC team will address community needs and public health education and assistance on a daily basis.

Volunteer Count:

Physicians	30
Physician Assistants	2
Nurse Practitioners	1
Nurses	70
Pharmacists	6
Dentists	1
Veterinarians	1
Mental Health Professionals	7
EMS Professionals	60
Respiratory Therapists	1
Other Public Health/Medical	22
Non-Public Health/Non-Medical	166
Total	367

Recent Activities:

1/25/2010
Safety Town is based on teaching school children over a one week period. We reach 700 teaching them fire safety, bike safety, Safe and Healthy me do blood pressure checks, eye, dental and height and weight.

1/21/2010
Members vaccinated members of a team headed to Haiti with H1N1 Flu Vaccine they also helped prepare their badges to be used overseas.

1/18/2010
National Day of Service did outreach at the local Homeless Shelter

1/4/2010
Tagged 700 bycicle helments purchased by CMRC for Safety Event for children in community.

11/21/2009
Volunteers conducted registration, set up and tear down, raffle and handed out suicide prevention material.

Last Updated on 2/2/2010