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Lowcountry Medical Reserve Corps Unit Profile

Community/Jurisdiction Served:

South Carolina - Berkeley County, Charleston County, Dorchester County

Sponsoring Organization:

SC DHEC Region 7

Date Established:

11/15/2006

Unit Information:

4050 Bridge View Dr.
Ste. 600 SCDHEC
North Charleston, SC 29405

Contact Information:

Barbara Grube
4050 Bridge View Dr. Suite 600
N. Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: 843-953-0064

Profile:

The Lowcountry MRC is a locally-based region-wide medical-personnel resource whose purpose is to augment, assist and support the existing medical and public health systems during disasters, public health emergencies, and in areas of public health need. This unit recruits members by making presentations at professional organization meetings, health fairs, and other community gatherings. The unit has a core of about 55 volunteers and has developed a core curriculum based on the suggested MRC core competencies. The unit is comprised of both medical and non-medical volunteers from Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties. These MRC volunteers will be included in exercises being planned by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Region 7 Office of Public Health Preparedness. We encourage all prospective volunteers to register with the Lowcountry MRC by going to http://www.scserv.gov. Please contact the Lowcountry MRC Coordinator shown in this listing for further information or assistance.

Volunteer Count:

Physicians	7
Physician Assistants	3
Nurse Practitioners	4
Nurses	37
Pharmacists	4
Dentists	1
Veterinarians	0
Mental Health Professionals	7
EMS Professionals	8
Respiratory Therapists	0
Other Public Health/Medical	3
Non-Public Health/Non-Medical	9
Total	83

Recent Activities:

7/31/2010
The LMRC will join other local government agencies, businesses and volunteer organizations at the CERT-sponsored Ready Emergency Awareness Expo.

7/30/2010
Volunteer coordinator attended local quarterly VOAD meeting. Representatives from public health, United Way, American Red Cross, County Emergency Management, Disability Resource Center, the Salvation Army, Goodwill, and other volunteer organizations attended. Plans for a Volunteer Reception Center were presented.

6/29/2010
Two-day mass Fatalities Incident Response Training held. Course objectives included: describe the critical operational activities (notification, staging, search and recovery, morgue operations, media relations, and family assistance), explain how a Family Assistance Center is used to support families and to aid identification of the deceased, identify the resources that are available at the local, state, and Federal levels during a mass fatalities incident, apply the principles of ICS in response to a simulated incident.

6/14/2010
Volunteer coordinator participated with other community partners in a Volunteer Reception Center (VRC) training and exercise. Members of county emergency management and VOAD participated.

6/5/2010
Unit coordinator and three volunteers attended the 2010 Integrated Medical, Public Health, Preparedness and Response Training Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a member of the Federal Deployment Cadre, one Lowcountry MRC volunteer delivered a presentation about mortuary services to over 45 other MRC volunteers.

Last Updated on 8/31/2010