A Mississippi hospital that issued a call for volunteers in the wake of Hurricane Katrina has received hundreds of offers from radiologic technologists, and now has the personnel available to fully staff its facility.
Ocean Springs Hospital in Ocean Springs was just 18 miles away from the eye of the hurricane, and was deluged with patients in the wake of the storm. The hospital's situation was aggravated by the fact that a number of other hospitals in the Gulf Coast region were completely shut down in the hurricane's aftermath.
Terry Goforth, director of radiology at the hospital, said the facility received over 200 e-mail requests and 100 phone calls after it issued a request for radiologic technologist volunteers on AuntMinnie.com last week. The hospital has enough volunteers to run a full schedule of RTs, and he expects the facility's staff to return as Ocean Springs recovers.
"Ocean Springs Hospital and its radiology staff want to thank the radiology, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine community for its overwhelming response to our needs," Goforth said. "The imaging community has stepped up when called. This is a great profession!"
Radiologic technologists who are still interested in volunteering for work at other facilities along the Gulf Coast should visit the Web site of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, at volunteer.ccrf.hhs.gov. Radiologic technologists are among 38 healthcare professions that are needed in the region affected by Hurricane Katrina, according to HHS.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 12, 2005
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