Is anyone on line a heallth care worker who volunteered in New Orleans?
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I'm an pediatrics resident in New Orleans. I worked during and for 3 days after the hurricane at Children's hospital.  Our program is back up and running, and I've been working @ Children's since it reopened on Oct 10th.\n\nI have never heard of this cold shoulder - it sounds rediculous.  I have only received praises for what was actually a part of my duties.  It was a learning experience that I will never forget.
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I survived Rita, the hurricane that LEVELED lower Southwest Louisiana, which has a high population of elderly people. I get so sick of hearing about Katrina. All of the hurricanes were bad. Anyway, The Red Cross was helpful, however, the church groups and groups of students using their spring breaks in the clean up effort here has been so awesome. I don't know what happened to the Red Cross. But I have faith in humanity again!!!
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Red Cross is a good one to contribute to. I helped out doing insurance adjusting when they had the hurricanes down there. We drove from Minnesota to help the best we could and it seemed like there wasn't enough time in the day. I put in 16-20 hour days helping. It was all I could do. Your heart is in the right place. I admire you for that.
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Try the category search as suggested, it may work.  Have you already contacted the hospital to see if he's still on staff? You can also contact the Atlanta Medical Association and try to locate Dr. Powell that way.
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This is not the place to solicit. I suggest you contact local hospitals to find people who would be willing to talk to you.
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I don't live in the area, but your phone book should be a start if you have nothing else to go on.  It is better to have references, though.  You may want to contact your local hospital to direct you.  Good luck and God bless.
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I used to have the outlook, that I am just one person, so therefore, can't really make a difference.  The older I get, the more I realize this isn't really true.  If everyone had that same view, then nothing would get done in this world to make a difference in someone else's life.  As a nurse, I try to give the best care that I can to my patients, and by educating them on taking better care of themselves, I feel that I may be helping others in the long run.  I take care of many elderly patients as well, and though they may not need any medical attention at that particular moment, I will just sit at their bedside (if they are open to this), to talk with them, or to just hold their hand, to simply let them know that someone cares.  I volunteer my time as a nurse, to help with community health fairs, and traveled to San Antonio last September, to help with the Hurricane Katrina victims.  I think that I gain as much, or more from helping in these types of things, as the people that need the help.  I also donate blood, and am on the bone marrow donor list, in the hopes of helping someone.\n\nAnother way that I like to volunteer, is by simply picking up trash where ever I go.  I have a dog, and we take him walking everyday.  I began to notice one day many years ago, that trash is a prevalent problem, everywhere.  I started carrying a bag with me, a pair of gloves, and a long stick with a point on the end to help reach items of trash that I couldn't otherwise reach, and quickly developed the habit of picking up trash.  I've had many wonderful comments from others that have observed this habit of mine.  I only wish that more people would be concerned enough, not to leave trash lying around. \n\nI'm not sure that anything I described above, is what you were exactly referring to in your question, but I feel very strongly that we should all give of our time if we are able to do so.  Simply being able to help one person, can be so very rewarding.  I also realize that I chose nursing as my careeer, and that I am paid to give the care that I do, but I  tend to gain much more from just "being there" for the patients that have no one else, than I do from the more technical aspects of nursing.\n\nAfterthought... I'm not looking for any recognition or praise for anything that I've done, or do; I'm merely trying to make a point.
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i am from the hurricane area and there is big bucks to be made here..... the more workers the better..... it still looks like hell here..... i dont know that fema is looking but you can come here yourself and do it or you can find someone to work with..... i know people that live here and started to do this work and are now just short of 1 million dollars in their accounts....but those are the money hungry peeps..... so i dont know... you can volunteer or you can charge... which ever way the people will be thankfull... the waiting periods are so long right now....
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Go to the Human Resources in the hospital of your choice and tell them you would like to volunteer.  They will point you in the right direction.  Hospitals always need volunteers as they are usually understaffed.
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check out www.needymeds.com
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Contact the red cross, i'm sure there is.\n\nhttp://www.redcross.org/
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I also would like to know about spotlight health. I do remember at one time the site was looking for a sponser. I have gotten alot of very useful info from it and miss it. coffee59501
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The hospital will have a finance person that will qualify her for free care or reduced fees. I have done it, speaking from experience. You have to ask- the hospitol will not volunteer this info, even if you hint around it. Ask directly.
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Contact local Health Dept.
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www.healthguardians.com
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This is likely not practical but....\n\nIf you can locate a church in the NOLA area, many are providing relief direct to the victims instead of going through an organization with too darn many administrators.\n\nExample - A member of our church was an insurance adjuster who went down on a catastrophe team.  But while there, she noted a church supplying materials (primarily roofing) and food directly to victims.  We simply gave the money to that church - and it was not even our own denomination - knowing that this money was going to help a whole lot more than the many organizations who have staffs to support and expenses to take off the top.\n\nNot sure how you can locate a church doing that kind of work at this late date but if you can, that's the way to make your donation go the farthest...