What is the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)?
The mission of the Medical Reserve Corps at Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response (MRC-YNH) is to establish a team of trained medical volunteers who, when called upon during a disaster, will support and enhance local, regional or statewide hospital response. The primary role of the MRC-YNH is to help acute care hospitals respond to a surge in patient volume during a large scale disaster or public health emergency. The MRC-YNH works in partnership with hospitals to organize a multidisciplinary group of volunteer health care workers and community volunteers. Although the MRC is a federal initiative, the MRC-YNH was created to support the emergency needs of our local area. MRC-YNH volunteers can play a critical role in ensuring the ongoing availability of healthcare in their community.
