Kane Co. Doctors, Nurses Urged To Help Fight Coronavirus

KANE COUNTY, IL — Kane Co. health officials are joining state health officials in calling on medical professionals to step up to help aid in the fight the spread of the new coronavirus, according to a Kane County Health Department news release. All licensed healthcare providers are urged to register on the Illinois Helps website, which is an online volunteer management system that tracks healthcare workers who are available to respond, when activated, to a significant disaster or public health emergency.

The call for help includes physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physician assistants, medics, LPNs, CNAs, podiatrists, and dentists, according to a news release.

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Once someone has registered to become a volunteer with Illinois Helps, their professional credentials will be verified and added to a secure statewide database. Volunteers will be part of an alert system and will be contacted when their expertise matches a need by the local, regional, or state missions, according to the news release.

"Individuals may be potentially contacted to work in a hospital surge or alternative housing setting," according to the Kane County Health Department news release.

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Those who are not medical professionals, but are looking for ways to give back, can find volunteer opportunities at www.Serve.Illinois.gov.

More information is available on the Kane County Health Department website or by calling health department at 630-208-3801.