Disaster Healthcare Personnel: More than 18,000 healthcare
professionals from dozens of medical specialties have registered
with California’s Disaster Healthcare Volunteers Program
(DHV) so that when disaster strikes, they can be mobilized to
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help. The DHV system allows EMSA to automatically verify
credentials for 48 different professions. In addition, EMSA
coordinates 36 Medical Reserve Corps units, local teams of
trained volunteers, that are integrated into the DHV Program.