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NDMS Response Stories: Answering the Call to Action



Always in the center of the action, NDMS teams have proven again and again that expertise and preparedness can make the critical difference during a healthcare emergency. Properly trained and well-equipped, NDMS medical teams answer the call to action to go where they are needed and when they are needed to respond to natural and man-made disasters and other public health emergencies.

COVID-19

Photo of Scott Kress (left) and his father,  Steve Kress (right)

Proud to Follow in My Dad’s Footsteps


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Hurricane Idalia

“We Can Breathe Now!”
Thanks to NDMS 


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COVID-19

Ambulance vehicles line up outside a Memphis healthcare facility

NDMS Teams Deploy to Support Healthcare Facilities in Communities Overwhelmed by COVID-19

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COVID-19

Bridget Pelaez, Deputy Commander of a TCC Team

NDMS Trauma & Critical Care Team Supported Medical Pros with Intubated COVID-19 Patients

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COVID-19

“We All have
a  Role in Stopping the
Pandemic 


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Hurricane Maria

DMAT responder signs the Puerto Rico flag

Local Paramedic’s 1st Deployment is to Help Family, Friends, & Neighbors After Hurricane Maria: Now He Says, “I’m NDMS for Life!” 

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Hurricane Maria

NDMS patch

Dedication and Deployment:
A Couple Chooses to
Serve with NDMS 


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