Resources

Emergency Volunteers

REPORTS & PRESENTATIONS

• HRSA: Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP)
  • ESAR-VHP Interim Technical and Policy Guidelines, Standards, and Definitions
• Hospital Implementation Issues and Solutions Focus Group
  The Health Resource and Service Administration (HRSA) and the American Hospital Association (AHA) have partnered to identify and address potential hospital implementation issues and solutions for the advanced registration of volunteer health professionals (ESAR-VHP) program. As a result, the HRSA ESAR-VHP Implementation Issues and Solutions Focus Group (HIFG) was established. This focus group will hold a series of four planned meetings. Below are the reports from the first and second meetings.
  • July 15, 2005 Meeting Report
  • November 15, 2004 Meeting Report

• Executive Summary of the ESAR-VHP Guidelines as of February 2005
  Information by PrepareOhio.com
• Hospital Implementation Report
  Information by PrepareOhio.com
• GNYHA's ESAR-VHP Plan - Presentation
• Workforce/Volunteer Issues: Guidelines and Model Documents
  Resources compiled by GNYHA

GROUPS

• Citizen Corps
• Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
• The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
• USA Freedom Corps