The Palm Beach County Medical Society and The Health Care District of Palm Beach County announced that Boca Raton-based medical and home health care call center, Call 4 Health, will handle all emergency communication initiatives between volunteer doctors and those in need for Palm Beach County during any state of emergency and/or disaster situation. This timely news is posted just weeks into Floridas hurricane season.
During the 2004 Hurricane Season, South Florida experienced and recognized challenges among many lines of communication. To combat this event from taking place again, Palm Beach County officials have hired Call 4 Health to serve as the “lifeline” between the volunteer physicians and the medical community both prior to and following a storm. City of Boca Raton Mayor, Steven L. Abrams, said “I am very pleased that a Boca Raton company has been chosen to handle the critical function of coordinating our volunteer physicians during local emergencies.” He continued, “I know first-hand how important it is to mobilize responders during a crisis and am glad that Call 4 Health will be focused on this vital effort.” Through Call 4 Healths access to the health care industrys most sophisticated equipment matched with its own highly-qualified patient care representatives, the company will ensure that Palm Beach Countys Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is able to maintain constant, reliable contact with its Emergency Response Teams during all hurricane and disaster situations which may occur. It is because of Call 4 Healths use of state-of-the-art equipment, precise employee training, experience and expertise in emergency responses, and multiple back-up generators, that the EOC is confident that all lines of communication will remain available throughout any type of weather conditions or disasters the state faces. “We are excited to be able to provide this type of critical service which is imperative for South Florida,” says Call 4 Health CEO, Joseph Pores. “Call 4 Health is dedicated to our communitys safety and will ensure its residents, government officials, and volunteer staff that all emergency messages will be accurately delivered so the appropriate action may take place in a timely manner upon each urgent request.” Both pre-storm and post-storm (or disaster), Call 4 Health will facilitate the availability of updated information on the 220 volunteer physicians working within the county during any given disaster or emergency situation. Call 4 Health will operate the necessary phone calls to determine the needs of the public, physicians, special care unit posts, and designated shelters in order to better facilitate the needs of each district in the county.