Incident Command for Hurricane Ike has requested the following assistance

Nurses, EMTs, LVNs and doctors to deliver meals to Harris County Meals on Wheels recipients.

Volunteers are being be asked to utilize their own vehicle (no reimbursement for time or gasoline) to go to a central distribution site at a Reliant Stadium parking lot (see below) where they will load their vehicles with meals and water for three days to distribute to Meal on Wheels clients. We are asking for healthcare volunteers to assist with these deliveries so that they can simultaneously do a quick visual health assessment for these clients and assess any medical or special needs that are not being met.

If you are willing to help, please call the following number, 713-881-3258, ASAP or go to ST. PAUL'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (5501 Main st. Houston 77004) at the parking lots between San Jacinto and Calumet as soon as you can. We will be distributing from 6am -9pm tomorrow- 9/16/08.
You will need to bring your credentials with you that include a picture ID and a copy of your license or certification.

You might be stopped by a couple of DPS troopers and you need to let them know you are Meals on Wheels drivers.

I encourage you to please bring a key map if possible as all you will get will be a clients name, address, and phone number.

You will get enough meals and water for three days to deliver to each client. Some are in their homes, some are in apartments.

If you find a medical need, here is the protocol:o If you find an emergency, call 911 for an ambulance to assist.o If the client has some medical special needs, ie oxygen, but are not in an emergency situation now, here is the number to call to Metro directly so that they can come and pick up the client to take to either a general shelter if appropriate, or to the GRB to be bussed to a Medical.Special Needs State hub. Please tell Metro your are Meals on Wheels driver and also any information about Durable Medical Equipment they have so that they can send an appropriate vehicle.
Jennifer Posten, ManagerOffice of Disaster Preparedness & Response
INTERFAITH MINISTRIES FOR GREATER HOUSTON
TEXAS GULF COAST REGIONAL VOAD - President
Direct 713.533.4909
Main 713.533.4900
Cell 832.382.5285
Fax 713.520.4663
www.imgh.org
http://www.tgcr.voad.org/
http://www.readyhouston.org/
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001l1UIFEQ93CbbB9jievKtoraFpBWKBry1FvKskHW22CG6t5o6oTrqrdRQZ6QGPMfUm3gDTl8_kTrTgFFNT-qFU7LlPN60vaUAMnrgUDZP0h6unpGUL19ecFSzxeO1tjNA