Who We Are
Mission
The mission of the Eastern KY Healthcare Preparedness MRC Unit is to improve the health and safety of East Kentucky by organizing and training volunteers to assist in a public health emergency and provide surge capacity to address public health challenges.
Coverage Area
Bath, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Lee, Lewis, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Magoffin, Martin, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Robertson, Rowan, Wolfe counties
What We Do
Vision
The goal of the Eastern KY Healthcare Preparedness MRC Unit is to create a community public health and medical volunteer resource that will be pre-credentialed, pre-registered and prepared to respond to a public health emergency primarily by staffing Points of Dispensing (PODs), provide medical surge to the community and supplement public health staff by supporting public health initiatives.
