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Portage County Medical Reserve Corps Unit Profile

Community/Jurisdiction Served:
Ohio - Portage County

Sponsoring Organization:
Portage County Health Department
 
Date Established:
12/11/2006
 
Unit Information:
449 South Meridian Street
First Floor Clinic
Ravenna, OH  44266
http://www.co.portage.oh.us/...t_pages/OMRC.htm/nursing.htm
 
Contact Information:
Kim Villers
449 South Meridian Street
First Floor Clinic
Ravenna, OH  44266
Phone: 330-298-4490

Profile:
Our MRC began in 2002, became a registered unit in 2006 and includes licensed medical professionals, EMS workers and also includes non-medical individuals as resource personnel. Our unit works closely with local EMA and American Red Cross. Curently our MRC Unit has been activated to provide response teams to assist with Portage County H1N1 vaccination clinics.
 
Volunteer Count:
Physicians    6
Physician Assistants    0
Nurse Practitioners    2
Nurses    65
Pharmacists    0
Dentists    0
Veterinarians    0
Mental Health Professionals    5
EMS Professionals    63
Respiratory Therapists    2
Other Public Health/Medical    12
Non-Public Health/Non-Medical    26
Total 181

 
Recent Activities:
1/26/2010
Open communitry H1N1 vaccination clinic at Craddock Elementary School in Aurora. One of 6 to be held within Portage County in January with public health staff assisted by MRC volunteers.

1/23/2010
Open communitry H1N1 vaccination clinic at the Randolph Fairgrounds. One of 6 to be held within Portage County in January with public health staff assisted by MRC volunteers.

1/9/2010
Open communitry H1N1 vaccination clinic at Hiram College Field House. One of 6 to be held within Portage County in January with public health staff assisted by MRC volunteers.

12/17/2009
Multiple school district vaccination clinics scheduled to administer second H1N1 vaccination for children at school locations that meeet age requirement needing second dose.

12/15/2009
Multiple school district vaccination clinics scheduled to administer second H1N1 vaccination for children at school locations that meeet age requirement needing second dose.


 

Last Updated on 1/8/2010

 
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