The TriCounty Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) identifies, organizes, and trains community members that are willing to volunteer their services to assist in health and medical events in their respective community– or if they wish, throughout the nation. The MRC’s role and organization has been more completely defined through bimonthly training meetings and a monthly newsletter. The 2008-2009 fiscal year has served as an opportunity to test communications with the Utah Notification and Information System (UNIS) and update both our procedure and the completeness of our communications databases for our Antiviral Partners, TriCounty Health Department staff, and the MRC.
The MRC has grown from 24-45 volunteers during 2008-2009, and includes medically licensed personnel as well as non-medical personnel. They have participated in health fairs, the Pediatric symposium, a state-wide MRC Summit training conference, the National Integrated Preparedness Conference and emergency preparedness events throughout the tri-county area. During a health emergency in the tri-county area, MRC members will assist with point of dispensing (POD) clinics to distribute medication, mange ham radio emergency communications, staff emergency hotlines to provide emergency health information to the community, and support hospital alternative care facilities when needed.