County of Orange Health Care Agency

MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS

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To enhance the emergency capabilities To enhance the emergency capabilities ofof

Orange County through advanced Orange County through advanced registrations, organization and training registrations, organization and training of volunteer health professionals who of volunteer health professionals who can be readily mobilized to respond to a can be readily mobilized to respond to a major emergency or disaster, whether major emergency or disaster, whether man-made or natural, when the existing man-made or natural, when the existing health infrastructure is overwhelmed health infrastructure is overwhelmed and unable to provide needed medical and unable to provide needed medical care in a timely manner.care in a timely manner.

Mission StatementMission StatementMRC Orange CountyMRC Orange County

Recruitment NeedsRecruitment NeedsStructure Of Your MRCStructure Of Your MRC

How do I want to structure my How do I want to structure my MRC?MRC?

What are my choices?What are my choices?

Medical Reserve Corps Medical Reserve Corps Orange County Orange County Advisory BoardAdvisory Board

32 Member Board32 Member Board Listen to each Advisory Board Listen to each Advisory Board

Members suggestion.Members suggestion. Ask to meet with them on topics Ask to meet with them on topics

individually.individually. Ask for their advice.Ask for their advice. Ask each to help recruit. Ask each to help recruit.

MRC Orange CountyMRC Orange County

Security CommitteeSecurity Committee Special Needs CommitteeSpecial Needs Committee Mental Health CommitteeMental Health Committee Staff Support CommitteeStaff Support Committee Newsletter CommitteeNewsletter Committee VeterinarianVeterinarian

Local ConferencesLocal Conferences

Disaster Preparedness Disaster Preparedness ConferencesConferences

Physician ConferencesPhysician Conferences Professional ConferencesProfessional Conferences University Bioterrorism University Bioterrorism

ConferencesConferences Nursing ConferencesNursing Conferences Hospital Association ConferencesHospital Association Conferences Many More!Many More!

CollegesColleges

Local Universities/Junior Colleges Local Universities/Junior Colleges All hold job fairsAll hold job fairs Look For Nursing, EMT, Fire Look For Nursing, EMT, Fire

ClassesClasses Most are connected to training Most are connected to training

academies such as academies such as fire/paramedicsfire/paramedics

ROP ProgramsROP Programs Types of Vocational TrainingTypes of Vocational Training

Medical VolunteersMedical VolunteersHow I Find ThemHow I Find Them

Nursing MagazinesNursing Magazines Retired NursesRetired Nurses Present Retirees From HCAPresent Retirees From HCA Retired PhysiciansRetired Physicians Medical AssociationsMedical Associations Dental AssociationsDental Associations Nurse Practitioner OrganizationsNurse Practitioner Organizations Pharmacy AssociationsPharmacy Associations

Reaching The NumbersReaching The Numbers

Medical VolunteersMedical VolunteersWhere I Find Them Where I Find Them

Physician Physician Assistant Assistant OrganizationsOrganizations

Senior Retirement Senior Retirement CommunitiesCommunities

Senior Center/ Senior Center/ Active SeniorsActive Seniors

CERT Members ?CERT Members ? Retired Fire Retired Fire

Authority Authority EmployeesEmployees

Mental Health Mental Health ForumsForums

Social WorkersSocial Workers Bereavement Bereavement

GroupsGroups Retired MilitaryRetired Military Hospital Hospital

VolunteersVolunteers DMAT MembersDMAT Members

Reaching The NumbersReaching The Numbers

Non-MedicalNon-Medical

Retired Peace OfficersRetired Peace Officers Security AssociationsSecurity Associations Private Investigators AssociationsPrivate Investigators Associations Private organizationsPrivate organizations Motorcycle Clubs (communications)Motorcycle Clubs (communications) Amateur Radio OperatorsAmateur Radio Operators Unions (Food Unions)Unions (Food Unions) Senior Retirement CommunitiesSenior Retirement Communities Community BusinessesCommunity Businesses

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NewslettersNewsletters College Info College Info

BoardsBoards Professional Professional

MagazinesMagazines Movie Theaters**Movie Theaters** Church PapersChurch Papers Health SpasHealth Spas Dental OfficesDental Offices Doctor OfficesDoctor Offices

Veterinarian Veterinarian OfficesOffices

Websites link to Websites link to allall

National Websites National Websites

Nurse PractitionersNurse Practitioners Physician AssistantsPhysician Assistants National Dental AssociationNational Dental Association National Pharmacist AssociationNational Pharmacist Association Retired Peace Officers Association: POARCRetired Peace Officers Association: POARC Veterinarian: Veterinarian:

www.veterinariandirectory.com/www.veterinariandirectory.com/

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Volunteer Volunteer Retention/CommunicationRetention/Communication

Volunteers want to be involved so….Volunteers want to be involved so…. Keep Volunteers ActiveKeep Volunteers Active Make them a part of the teamMake them a part of the team Inform all volunteers of activitiesInform all volunteers of activities Ask them for helpAsk them for help Reward them through committeesReward them through committees Reward them in the NewsletterReward them in the Newsletter Just let them know the MRC is ActiveJust let them know the MRC is Active Involve them in your recruitment effortsInvolve them in your recruitment efforts

Volunteer Volunteer CommunicationCommunication

Involving VolunteersInvolving Volunteers

Invite volunteers who serve as chairs of Invite volunteers who serve as chairs of committees to join the Board.committees to join the Board.

Invite volunteers to use their Invite volunteers to use their professionalprofessional

talents/skills utilizing these resources.talents/skills utilizing these resources. Encourage MRC volunteers to Encourage MRC volunteers to

participateparticipate

with office duties, orientations, local with office duties, orientations, local conferences, job fairs, college fairs, conferences, job fairs, college fairs, conferences assisting you as an conferences assisting you as an exhibitor, County Fairs.exhibitor, County Fairs.

Medical Reserve Corps Medical Reserve Corps Orange CountyOrange County

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Peggy McCormickPeggy McCormickMRC CoordinatorMRC Coordinator

Medical Reserve Corps Orange Medical Reserve Corps Orange CountyCounty

Ph-714-834-2335Ph-714-834-2335 Fax-714-834-4445Fax-714-834-4445

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