Napa County Seeks Medical Volunteers To Help Administer Vaccine

NAPA COUNTY, CA — The Napa County Office of Emergency Services put a call out this week for any nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, EMTs, dentists or physicians who are interested in serving their community.

Napa County Public Health is seeking medical volunteers to help administer COVID-19 vaccinations once vaccine supplies are sufficient.

"In most cases, we are well prepared to meet the health care demands that such an event may present," county officials state on the Medical Reserve Corps web page. "However, some instances increase the demand for healthcare services so much that we may need to supplement the services regularly offered. In such a situation, called medical surge, Napa County may have to rely on volunteers to provide healthcare services."

Interested medical professionals can apply for the volunteer opportunity through the county's website.

There are two options, according to the county:

• Become a medical volunteer, which is recommended for those who would like to register with Napa County so their contact information and skills are known prior to a disaster.
• Join the Napa County Medical Reserve Corps Unit, which is part of the national Medical Reserve Corps — MRC — program, which is recommended for volunteers who in addition to registering in advance of a disaster would like to take training offered through the national program.