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Posted: May 15 2006 at 8:12pm |
Retired Medical Professionals Needed
La Crosse May 15, 2006 Retired doctors and nurses are no longer legally prohibited from lending a hand because of insurance concerns. They can now help in case of an emergency. It is a state-wide change... The first of it's kind in the country and it started in La Crosse. Ramona Johnson... "I hope the need does not arise, but I am enjoying retirement, but I will come back and help out, so thank you." With those words... And
with her signature on a healthcare volunteer registration form...
Retired nurse ramona johnson pledged her assistance during a state of
emergency. It's an initiative launched because doctors here saw a need... And called on representative mike huebsch to act. Mike Huebsch... "This is legislation I hope we never have to enact, I hope we'll never have to use the individuals who are going to sign up today, the people who will sign up across the state. But if we do, it's encouraging to know that people thought about this well in advance." People... Like Doctor William Agger. "There are not extra doctors or nurses around, and in case of an epidemic, we can expect, like most of society, doctors and nurses can become ill, perhaps at a rate of 20-percent or higher." The state-wide insurance provision will hopefully act to keep recently-retired medical professionals... Ones certified during the past 10 years... In the fold... In case an outbreak of something like bird-flu became a pandemic here. James Terman... "The community's going to need to recognize that we're all in this together as a local community, because if any of these disasters occur, they're probably going to be multi-centric, occurring in various communities all over the country and all over the state, so we each have to turn to our own resources." Resources now a little bit larger. The
emergency health care volunteer bill allows most retired medical
professionals in wisconsin to participate. Those interested... can
contact their hospital's volunteer department... to learn more. WXOW abc19 |
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Please form an orderly queue. Beth
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Bravo for Wisconsin. It is difficult to get any support to volunteer. I had to go two weeks without pay to help in clinics in Biloxi MS after Katrina, and it was
not clear if I was covered by malpractice insurance, and I definitely was not covered by disability insurance. These were important because I was doing things at times that were legally questionable, such as giving diabetes medicine to a diabetic without medicine when a doctor was not around to authorize it. I advised people about health choices to make that involved not having everything that was needed. I worked at times around asbestos and moldy houses (as did lots of others) without always having a mask on (not when asbestos was being actually removed). So please if you write your representatives add to the list of things needed, work comp, malpractice coverage in emergencies, and free training for medical people and first responders. Sometimes I have to pay out of pocket for education and supplies related to public emergencies. |
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