We responded to
Hurricane Ian in Florida
Hurricane Ian made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida in late September as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of 150+ mph and an historic storm surge, heavy rains and extensive flooding that cost billions in damages and took about 150 lives. At the request of the state, International Medical Corps responded.
Given extensive damage to power, water and healthcare infrastructure, especially in counties where large numbers of the population are elderly and were unable to flee the storm, the Florida Department of Health asked International Medical Corps to deploy a mobile medical unit (MMU) and clinical team to provide outpatient services to people in affected communities.
Our MMU delivered care to more than 250 people in the immediate area, while our mobile clinical teams conducted community engagement and wellness checks in surrounding neighborhoods, reaching an additional 230 households with information about healthcare and other recovery services.
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Your donation will help ensure that essential medical care and supplies will continue for people affected by Hurricane Ian.
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Medical Care
With the costs of destruction in the billions of dollars, families and communities will be recovering from Hurricane Ian for years to come. To ensure that families can access vital healthcare, and to strengthen local health facilities’ resilience during future disasters, International Medical Corps is collaborating with local partners and federally qualified health centers to support their efforts to rebuild, strengthen their operations and better serve their communities.
Recovery programming will include rehabilitating health facilities and enhancing their ability to better withstand future storms; delivering medical supplies and materials that will help partners prepare for emergencies; supporting programs to meet the long-term health and mental health needs of affected communities; and investing in training programs that will help increase the resilience of health facilities and their teams.
Mental Health
International Medical Corps is working with local partners to assess and increase their ability to provide mental health and psychosocial support services for local residents during emergencies, as well as for the frontline staff who support emergency response efforts but are often personally affected by disasters that strike their communities.
Humanitarian Supplies and Equipment
International Medical Corps is coordinating with the Florida Department of Health, the state Emergency Operations Center and our federally qualified healthcare center partners to help prepare them for emergencies, providing critical relief supplies to support response efforts.