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Deploys
to Haiti In January 2010 the team deployed a full 32 member team to Haiti in response to the earthquake that devastated the country. The team left Dayton January 23 and returned February 4. Set up as a field clinic, the team worked 12 hour days in 94 degree heat and dusty conditions. The team saw around 700 patients with ever increasing demand up to the day they were demobilized by DHHS. Click MORE below to see pictures of the team experience.  More Calamityville®
Tactical Laboratory
A new disaster educational facility is being designed by the Wright State University through its National Center for Medical Readiness. The facility is being developed in Greene county. The goal is to train first responders in responding to disaster situations.
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Steering
Meeting The next scheduled steering meeting will be on the Second Thursday of the month, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the GDAHA offices. OH-5
on Deploy Rotation
The
OH-5 Dayton Region DMAT was placed on the
"level
one" team rotation for the first time in 2003. The team will respond
again
this year as one of 6 primary teams placed on rotation during
each of our assigned rotation months in 2010.
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Kathleen Sebelius Confirmed
On Tuesday, April 29, 2009, Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed as our 21st Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kathleen has been the governor of Kansas for the last nine years. She has had more than 20 years in government service and now continues that tradition by becoming Secretary of DHHS of which DMATs are an integral part.  |
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Medical Card
Updates
Be sure to turn in your
medical information to the team
administrator as soon as you can! In addition, remember to have the
information added to your yellow medical information card.
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Updated 7/1/2010 |