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HHS Releases Website and Toll
Free Number for Deployment by Health Care Professionals
The Department of Health and Human
Services has established a website (<https://volunteer.hhs.gov>)
and toll-free number (1-866-KAT MEDI) to help identify health care
professionals and relief personnel to assist in Hurricane Katrina
relief efforts.
"The desire of America's health care
professionals to use their skills to help Hurricane Katrina's
victims has been inspiring,” Secretary Mike Leavitt said. "This
website and toll free number are important tools to become part of
this network of goodness that is taking place."
Multidisciplinary healthcare
professionals and relief personnel with expertise in the following
areas are encouraged to visit the website and register to
volunteer for appointment by HHS:
- Administration/Finance
Officers Morticians*
- Chaplain Mortuary Assistants*
- Clinical Physicians Nursing
Assistants/Nursing Support Technicians
- Coroners* Nursing Staff
Directors
- Dental Forensics* Paramedics*
- Dentists Patient
Transporters/Volunteers
- Dieticians Pharmacists
- EMT* Psychologists
- Environmental Health
Physician's Assistants or Nurse Practitioners
- Epidemiologists Physician
Chiefs of Staff
- Facility Managers Radiologic
Technicians*
- Housekeepers Respiratory
Therapists
- IT/Communications Officers RNs
- Laboratory Technicians* Safety
Officers
- LPNs Security Officers
- Medical Clerks Social Workers
- Medical Examiners* Supply
Managers
- Mental Health Workers
Veterinarians
*These categories added as of
September 5, 2005.
Please be advised that individuals
must be healthy enough to function under field conditions.
This may include all or some of the
following:
- 12 hour shifts
- Austere conditions (possibly
no showers, housing in tents)
- No air conditioning
- Long periods of standing
- Sleep accommodations on bed
roll
- Military ready to eat meals
- Portable toilets
These workers will be non-paid
temporary Federal employees, and will therefore be eligible for
coverage under the Federal Tort Claims Act for liability coverage
and Workman’s Compensation when functioning as HHS employees.
Although there will not be any salary, travel and per diem will be
paid.
Volunteers with no healthcare
background can find information on volunteering at
www.USAFreedomCorps.gov
or by calling 1-877-USA-CORPS.
Note: All HHS press releases, fact
sheets and other press materials are available at
www.hhs.gov/news.
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