Volunteer Opportunities for Health Care Professionals to Assist in Hurricane Relief
The Department of Health and Human Services has established a Web site and toll-free number (1-866-KAT MEDI) to help identify health care professionals and relief personnel to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
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.
HHS press releases, fact sheets, and other press materials are available at www.hhs.gov/news.
For additional information about how to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, including how to make a donation, please visit the FEMA Web site.
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