Emergency Preparedness

Our MRC was established in 2007 and currently has 98 members but growing rapidly every day. These members are diverse in experience and capabilities as all come from different walks of life and live across our jurisdiction. Our MRC has participated in immunization clinics, PPE distribution, and hospital assistance during times of surges. We have a strong relationship with our neighboring MRC units and are always actively looking to further collaborate, whether it’s through deployments or informing the public on what we do as an organization. We hold regional meetings that create a space for information sharing and allow us to respond in a unified manner.

In the efforts of COVID-19, our fully functional immunization dispensing area was built to bolster our vaccine rate and serve as a self-sufficient area that reduced mobility of equipment, further saving time that could be used for vaccination efforts. As most did, our challenges concentrated mostly on staff shortages and meeting the demands of the community with limited vaccine inventory, especially in the early stages of vaccines. Our MRC was used not only in this immunization space but in our surrounding four points of dispensing areas that serve our large jurisdiction. We have also hosted outreach support spaces in the fight for positive mental health coping skills throughout the pandemic. We hope to continue this in the future along with sustaining our vaccine capabilities as needed.