Volunteer Programs
WHY VOLUNTEER?
The threat of pandemic influenza, recent flooding in the nation, wildfires, the devastation 
caused by record-breaking during hurricane season and the September 11 terrorist attacks have underscored the importance of having an emergency response plan that allows hospitals, healthcare systems and public health agencies to quickly mobilize the resources they need to maintain or increase facility, equipment and personnel capacity. By volunteering during a large-scale disaster or public health emergency, you will be ensuring that citizens — your family, friends and neighbors — have uninterrupted access to vital healthcare resources when they need them most!
WHAT IS THE MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS (MRC)?
- Volunteers are academic or retired licensed healthcare professionals,
students enrolled in healthcare professional programs, non-licensed healthcare workers (e.g., security, medical records, dietary) and interested non-licensed community members. - The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) of 2006 has expanded the MRC to provide for an adequate supply of volunteers for federal, state, tribal, territorial and local public health emergencies.
- Enroll in the Medical Reserve Corps at the Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response at www.mrc-ynh.org.
- About the MRC
ESAR-VHP: Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals
- Volunteers are physicians, dentists, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, paramedics, diagnostic imaging professionals, clinical laboratory professionals and behavioral health practitioners who will assist hospitals and healthcare systems during a large-scale event.
- The ECP is coordinated through the State of The Connecticut Department of Pubic Health and Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response.
- Enroll in the State of Connecticut Emergency Credentialing Program at www.ct-esar-vhp.org
- About ESAR-VHP
The Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response (YNH-CEPDR) can assist your organization in establishing a volunteer program to manage personnel surge capacity in a manmade or natural disaster.
