Oregon residents respond to another national disaster, one that nearly marks the anniversary date of Hurricane Katrina.
(PORTLAND) - Members of the Oregon Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) will leave Oregon for the Gulf Coast region Tuesday, Aug. 29th, at 8:00 AM from Portland International Airport.
Oregon DMAT will join other federal disaster medical teams preparing to assist in the response effort to Hurricane Ernesto. Eight team members are from Oregon Health & Science University.
Tuesday, Aug. 29th, is one year to the day that many of the team members pre-deployed to the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Katrina.
"Our team will assemble with other national disaster medical teams, ready to support the people of Florida or other areas of the Gulf Coast impacted by Hurrican Ernesto," said Helen Miller, M.D., Oregon DMAT team leader and pediatric emergency medicine physician, OHSU.
Miller is one of six members to fly out of Eugene Aiport at 6:00 AM Others will leave from aiports around the state.
Oregon Disaster Medical Team comprises health care professionals from Oregon and southwest Washington who serve in the National Disaster Medical System. The NDMS is a federally coordinated system that augments the nation's emergency medical response capacity.
Oregon Disaster Medical Assistance Team members set to respond this week include:
Jaime Baxter, Salem
David Cary, Redmond
Tom Cronin, Hillsboro
Gisele Garrity, Cheshire
Marcia Gilson, Philomath
Colleen Grunow, Brush Prairie
Jon Jui, Wilsonville
Anita Katz, Portland
Dan Kearl, Philomath
Bobbie-Jo Lawrence, Walla Walla
Claire Lawrence, Portland
Peter Mackwell, Hood River
Joni Marcher, Vancouver
Susie McCray, Springfield
Helen Miller, Eugene
Tom Misner, Tolovana Beach
Melina Moran, Portland
Steve Myren, Boardman
Peggy Peirson, Philomath
Jeff Pricher, Cascade Locks
Peggy Roberti, Tolovana Beach
Lewis Rubinson, Bend
Julie Salmon, Oregon City
Sean Shanahan, Vancouver
Colin Smith, Summer Lake
Teri Schmidt, Portland
Robin Scholtz, Coos Bay
Bob Sokolow, Portland
Eric Stroud, Salem
Janie Swift, Vancouver
Jamie Tabandera, Clackamas
Charles Valencia, Seattle
Bruce Waite, Newport
Betty Walls, Aloha
Rhonda Wood, Salem
Melitta Zollner, Portland.
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