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Greater Fall River Medical Reserve Corps Unit Profile Community/Jurisdiction Served: Fall River, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport, MA Sponsoring Organization: Fall River Department of Health and Human Services Date Established: 9/24/2006 Unit Information: Alvin L. McMahon, Coordinator Greater Fall River MRC Town Nurse Office 115 Wood St Somerset, MA 02726 Phone: 401-864-1597 email: ALMBlueSky@aol.com Profile: The Greater Fall River Medical Reserve Corps (GFRMRC) will organize professionals and laypeople in the communities of Fall River, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport Massachusetts. The mission of GFRMRC is to identify and prepare individuals who want to volunteer their time to respond in the event of a medical emergency in the community. The GFRMRC will recruit volunteers from the following sectors the Boards of Health, public safety agencies, hospitals and medical community, behavioral health and other human service organizations, neighborhood organizations, faith-based groups, and the public at large. The GFRMRC was founded at an initial organizing meeting of many of the above organizations on 8/17/2006. However, these same organizations have collaborated on other forms of emergency planning for the past several years, including regional emergency preparedness coalitions and local "All-Hazard" Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans. Volunteer Count: Physicians 2 Physician Assistants 0 Nurse Practitioners 3 Nurses 127 Pharmacists 2 Dentists 0 Veterinarians 0 Mental Health Professionals 7 EMS Professionals 4 Respiratory Therapists 0 Other Public Health/Medical 22 Non-Public Health/Medical 63 Total 230 Recent Activities: 7/31/2008 CPR /AED 7/16/2008 Bristol County MRC Resource and Information Day 5/15/2008 Hot Topics in Public Health MRSA;Pandemic Flu; Vector Borne Illness; Healthcare associated infections 4/22/2008 Swansea MRC Chapter monthly meeting to discuss recruitment and the upcoming deployment in June. 4/17/2008 Behavioral Health Disaster Response Training - UMASS Dartmouth Campus. Several GFRMRC volunteers and staff attended. This training provided psychological first aid for volunteers and is a targeted training to assist every MRC volunteer to provide assistance to victims and to take care of themselves during times of emergency. This training meets the core competency of psych first aid. |