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​Medical Reserve Corps

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

This book represents the evolutionary development of a portion of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the United States. It presents the evolving expertise and collaborative efforts of Liisa Jackson, its inspired leadership. Her MRC units provide support to their local communities when emergencies or disasters exceed the capacity of local, regional, and statewide capabilities of the established medical facilities. Moreover, they provide full-service shelters for individuals, families, and people with special needs to shelter from any threat (e.g., major winter storms, hurricanes, heat or cold, power outages, etc.) to their wellbeing for which they cannot “shelter in place.” During pandemic, they provide a major testing and inoculation capability as well as contact tracing.