BCFS Health and Human Services EMD Allies With Local Partners During 2021 Winter Storm
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Extreme low temperatures and wintery precipitation have revealed points of failure in Texas and other southern states, but nonprofit BCFS Health and Human Services EMD has been in discussion with government partners since before the storm began.
San Antonio, TX (PRUnderground) February 22nd, 2021
“Our medical response personnel have been keeping their schedules across the state as more than 100 coach buses and some 1,100 passenger vehicles move our emergency medial personnel twice daily for their hospital shifts,” said Kevin Dinnin, BCFS System President and CEO.
In San Antonio, staff members at BCFS Health and Human Services EMD have been providing cots, blankets and teams of emergency medical personnel for a warming center established at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The warming center is prepared to receive up to 500 people and officially opened at 5 p.m. on February 16, according to a press release from the city’s Office of Emergency Management.
BCFS Health and Human Services EMD will continue to respond to the current weather crisis affecting the nation in addition to its ongoing response to COVID-19, which began nearly a year ago.
BCFS Health and Human Services Emergency Management Division is part of the BCFS System of non-profit organizations. It is a partner of federal, state and local government and private industry, specializing in emergency management, incident management, disaster response, public health and medical emergency response, mass care, mass fatality planning, medical sheltering, and planning for vulnerable populations.
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About BCFS Health and Human Services EMD
BCFS Health and Human Services Emergency Management Division (EMD), a nonprofit partner of federal, state and local government and private industry, specializes in emergency management, incident management, public health and medical disaster response, mass care, mass fatality management, medical sheltering and planning for vulnerable populations.
