Volunteer
KY-1 DMAT
Deployment history
- KY – 1 DMAT formed in 1985 with a group of employees and physicians of The St. Luke Hospitals. The team now includes members from other Health Alliance Hospitals as well as tri-state health professionals.
- The team is sponsored by The St. Luke Hospitals by Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Public Health Service Department of Health and Human Services and is a part of the National Disaster Medical System.
- The team of approximately 80 members will deploy 32 to 35 members when requested by the U.S. Public Health Service and functions under Emergency Support No.8 of the Federal Response Plan (Stafford Act, P.L. 93–288, as amended).
- The DMAT provides temporary emergency medical and dental care to victims of disasters, as well as primary care, public health measures and disease surveillance, 24 hours a day while in a disaster area.
- The team is self-contained and functions independently in the field. Unit supplies include tents, electrical generators, water purification equipment, radio equipment, etc., which are maintained and operated by the logistics section. The team deploys with six to seven tons of medical supplies and equipment.
- The team is a resource to the Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, the Kentucky Disaster and Emergency Services, and other tri-state emergency agencies.
- In the event that disaster or military casualties are evacuated from stricken areas to Greater Cincinnati area hospitals, the DMAT team functions as a patient reception team to receive the casualties at the Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport.
The KY—1 DMAT team has responded to disasters and events in the following areas:
1992: Hurricane Andrew—Homestead, FA
Established a self-supporting emergency and primary care facility to support local infrastructure.
1992: Hurricane Iniki—Kauai, Hawaii
Provided adjunct medical clinics to treat clean-up injuries and performed community medical outreach.
1995: Hurricane Marilyn—St. Thomas and St. John, Virgin Islands
Established medical clinics and a pharmacy and back-filled existing hospital.
1996: Olympics—Atlanta, GA
Staged for emergency medical support.
1997: New York Ice Storm—Malone, N.Y.
Provided community medical outreach and provided medical support to shelters.
1998: Hurricane Georges—Key West, FA
Back-filled existing hospital, provided support to MST, and provided medical care for a special needs shelter.
1999–2000: Kosovo Relief—Fort Dix, N.J.
Performed dental care and immunizations and provided medical support for refugees.
2001: World Trade Center—New York City, N.Y.
Provided supportive services for the Disaster Mortuary Operations Response Team in the victim identification program and provided MST support.
2002: Olympics — Salt Lake City, Utah
Staged for emergency medical support.
2002: Hurricane Lily — New Orleans, LA
Staged predisaster to respond to possible medical needs.
2003: Hurricane Isabel — VA
Staged predisaster to respond to possible medical needs.
2004: Hurricane Charley — FL
DeSoto Hospital Group.
Locally:
1980: Simon Kenton High School Explosion — Independence, KY
Provided medical triage for victims.
1990: BASF Explosion — Cincinnati, Ohio
Dispatched to provide medical support to the Hamilton County Disaster Network.
1998: Ohio River Flood — Falmouth, KY
Provided on-site acute care medical resources and supported local emergency medical services.
Individual team members':
2001: Los Alamos Fires — Los Alamos, N.M.
Gave MST support to firefighters.
2002: Presidential Inauguration — Washington D.C.
Staged for possible medical needs.
2002: Guam Typhoon — Island of Guam
Provided respiratory therapy services during hospital evacuation and in temporary medical settings.
2003: Houston Flood — Houston, TX
Back-filled area hospitals.