How to help

bargainhound, RN · Sep 7, 2005

I pulled up the site but do not see the Kenner Town Hall part or any way to contact the lady you mentioned. Please provide more instructions.

Haunted · Sep 7, 2005

Go to nola.com and click on Kenner . Locate posting in forums number 7633. You may need to scroll around to locate it. I will also find a way, since I am an internet dummy, to cut and paste it to here. Thank you!

BlueYYsRN · Sep 7, 2005

Go to NOLA.com

On left side see "What happened to my neighborhood"

Click on Kenner

Post 7633

This is it. Hope it helps.

Please get the word out. Many of our area physicians and medical pros have been impacted by Katrina and local relief efforts and state response is maxxed. If you and or anyone you know -- friends, family, others in neighboring states that want to volunteer, here's how. SPREAD the word!!The Red Cross is operating 200 shelters and housing 40,000 people. They are asking for volunteers to help out.In Louisiana dial 211Or Call 1-866-GET-INFOTexas EMS needs hundreds of medically trained volunteers. See this site for more information and visiting physician temporary licensing. Call James Bryant(512)[email protected]

LSU Medical Center is asking for volunteers with medical training. Call 225-219-0821 if you can volunteer your time and expertise.Note: Classes at LSU have been cancelled until September 6. Call 1-800-516-6444 for more information or see the LSU Web Site.

Medical Volunteers for Louisiana and Texas: 1-225-389-2100PhysiciansNurses and other Medical ProfessionalsVeterinariansPharmacists, EMT, DieticiansandFirstResponders:[email protected] andwww.texasnurses.org

Medical Volunteers for Mississippi These numbers are in the disaster zone and may require a couple of tries to get through

Information and Credentialing for First Responders and Medical Volunteers

Physicians and EMTs call 601-576-8085

Nurses and other health professionals call 601-497-8022 (information line) or 601-944-4849 (message line)

American Red Cross-The Louisiana Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross requests assistance from anyone willing to help, especially people with medical or mental health backgrounds. Call (225) 291-4533 or toll-free (866) GET-INFO. Volunteer packets are available atwww.batonrouge.redcross.org. Volunteers unable to get through on busy phones lines can go to the chapter office at 10201 Mayfair Drive.

Registered nurses-The Baton Rouge General, which has campuses at 3600 Florida Blvd., and 8585 Picardy Ave., needs registered nurses due to the large influx of hurricane victims and evacuated patients. These are paid nursing assignments. Call (225) 381-6464 or visitwww.brnurse.com orwww.brgeneral.org.

Volunteers at LSU-LSU System President William Jenkins said Tuesday that health-care volunteers are needed to help at the Baton Rouge campus with the hundreds of evacuees from the New Orleans area. He expects evacuees to stay at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and the Carl Maddox Field House for several days. Volunteers are being asked to check back each day. Call 225.219.0821 to help.

Here is the # you should call!!! Call this # if you are a medical person ( please only medical personnel) whether or not you are able to provide your own transport.....they are ready and waiting....they need you! 225 763-5740

Coordinator of medical volunteers in Louisiana: Dr. Jean Takenaka, Office of Public Health Emergency Operations Center at(225)763-5751ore-mail:[email protected].

More contacts for Medical Volunteers in Texas and Louisiana.

Or Contact James Bryant at (512)[email protected] More information available online including temporary licensing.

Texas Asking for Medically Trained VolunteersNurse VolunteersPhysician Volunteers

Medical personnel needed at the Chateau Living Center in Kenner, LA 716 Village Road. Call 225-464-0604.CALL FIRST TO SEE IF THIS SITE HAS BEEN EVACUATED

LSU Looking for Trained Medical Volunteers. Call 225-219-0821.

Haunted · Sep 11, 2005

My husband and I had planned to drive from Southern California to his home in Meterie and I was planning on volunteering with the Red Cross while I was there. WELL!!! Just try to get thru to the local Red Cross phones or website to download a volunteer packet! I dare ya.....

Since we will be delaying our trip for another week or so I contacted my local Orange County Red Cross and explained that I would be in Louisiana and was an RN who could help out. You would not believe the red tape! Here goes:

1. I must sign up with this Red Cross and commit to at least 9 days, they will pay my airfare and cost of living expenses and I may not be working in any of the effected regions.

OK, I can deal with that, but I am traveling on my own dime so I am saving Red Cross that expense, and I will be there for a lot longer than 9 days. When I explained this rationale I was told my option would be to just show up in Louisana, report to any Red Cross location and be a "spontanious" volunteer on a day to day basis.

As of today, from our contacts at ground zero, they are currently FLOODED with volunteers and many are being turned away so at least they have help.

We'll be there and I will be journaling everything.

auntmimi57 · Sep 12, 2005

I am faxing over my volunteer info today to (RED CROSS) nothing was online as I had been told! grrr so it was mailed to me took a few days (not good-it shold be more accessible if they needed help fast?!)

Maybe they can use me a week I'm sure they can use help /support anything- (LPN here) went for 2 1/2 yrs years for BSN..may go back one day

TY

M.

sunnyjohn · Sep 12, 2005

The Red Cross is asking for 40,000 new volunteeers. Please call them to help.

They can be a bit slow in getting back to you in certain areas, so please be persistant.

Haunted · Sep 12, 2005

I am sooo confused by infor I am getting from the red cross website and over the phone. I have the day off so I will pop on in to my local chapter with a nice plate of cookies and see what's doin. I will report my gossip as I get it.

sunnyjohn · Sep 12, 2005

I am sooo confused by infor I am getting from the red cross website and over the phone. I have the day off so I will pop on in to my local chapter with a nice plate of cookies and see what's doin. I will report my gossip as I get it.

yep,

I think the cookies will loosen up a few people.

Give us the 411 when you get home!

It is so good to see people wanting to get their hands dirty and help.

Haunted · Sep 13, 2005

Well, my local Red Cross chapter had a "We are gone for lunch and will be back on Thursday" sign on the door when I showed up. Sooo, I ate the entire plate of cookies on my own, called my friend Sandy in Missippi and commiserated. She is an RN with Multiple Sclerosis who can't tolerate heat or bull crap and I am a frustrated RN here in California who wishes I could be "down South" and feel like I was making a difference and helping out, even though I spend the majority of my time swatting furiously at flying insects and slapping at my head like a meth freak on skittles.

I admit I have a "bug" issue but with my time off due to a vicious spider bite and the ensuing fever I am dealing with (not very well, just ask my husband) I see a lot of Dr Phil while awaiting my next dose of Advil and spot checking CNN for updates.

You can spot me in the French Quarter on any given night. I am the blond with the bug spray in one hand and a dacquiri in the other yelling at the tourists who ride in those tragic horse drawn carriages. If they do rebuild, and I hope they do, those things should be outlawed. Does Neutrogena make an ozone friendly bug spray?

sunnyjohn · Sep 13, 2005

Sorry the cookies didn't work Haunted. Sounds like you enjoyed them though.

I sure hope you get to the Gulf Coast soon. Your humor alone would cheer up folks.