Medical Reserve Corps – Bainbridge Prepares

“What’s Up Bainbridge” Podcast Series Features Medical and Civilian Response Teams

September 15, 2022

For the final piece of the What’s Up Bainbridge six-part podcast series about Bainbridge Prepares, host Bob Ross interviewed a number of the organization’s leads charged with disaster response medical programs and teams. Joining Bob were Executive Director for Bainbridge Prepares, Loren Bast; Bainbridge Island Emergency Medical Responder (BIEMR) lead, Roxanne Corff; Medical Reserve Corps … More “What’s Up Bainbridge” Podcast Series Features Medical and Civilian Response Teams

Bainbridge Prepares Recognized by Seattle News

March 26, 2021

KOMO News Anchor Eric Johnson likes to feature local heroes on the news and in his online column, Eric’s Heroes. This week the hero was a large group of heroes, Bainbridge Prepares volunteers who have been working the Bainbridge Island COVID Response Team’s vaccine clinics. Singled out in Johnson’s spot are Bainbridge Prepares’ Medical Reserve … More Bainbridge Prepares Recognized by Seattle News

Bainbridge Prepares Is Key Part of Island COVID-19 Testing

November 15, 2020

November 4 saw the grand opening of the City of Bainbridge Island drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Town Square. The site is staffed mostly by Bainbridge Prepares volunteers from the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), Medical Emergency Response (BIEMR), and Community Emergency Response (CERT) teams. People looking to be tested sign up online here and then … More Bainbridge Prepares Is Key Part of Island COVID-19 Testing

Making Masks Meets Major Need

March 24, 2020

Loren Bast, Executive Director of Bainbridge Prepares, and his team asked themselves at the start of COVID-19, What can we do, being as scientific as possible, to help? After speaking with doctors on the Island who are also members of BP’s Medical Reserve Corps, the team identified mask making as the best use of resources … More Making Masks Meets Major Need