Red Cross volunteers are answering the call to serve those impacted by recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico.
Health care professionals from South Florida are flying to San Juan to meet with a team of nurses to assist health care centers in the hardest hit areas.
PARAMEDICS VOLUNTEERING FORTHE RED CROSS WILL BE ADDINGMORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5QUESADA CAUGHT UP WITH ARETIRED LICENSED REGISTEREDNURSE AT FORT LAUDERDALE -HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONALAIRPORT WHO WILL LEAD A TEAMOF SPANISH SPEAKING MEDICAPROFESSIONALS IN PUERTO RICO.(LOOKLIVE INTRO) 9:50:19several health careprofessionals volunteering forthe Red Cross in south Floridaare heading out to San Juanand theymeeting several staff membersthat will help with the mostimmediate medical needs of thecommunities in the hardest hitareas.
NAT COVERED WITH VIDEOLUGGAGE BEING ROLLED 9:17:34we are called and we haveapproximately 24 hours toprepare to assist MARIAGUBNITSKY IS ANSWERING THECALL FOR SERVICE&.
AFTER A 30YEAR CAREER IN NURSING &VOLUNTEERING FOR THE Red CrossHAS BECOME HER PASSION.
THERed CrossSOUTH FLORIDACHAPTER IS SENDING GUBNITSKYAND OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO PuertoRico TO ASSESS THE MEDICALNEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVELOST THEIR MEDICATION WHENTHEIR HOMES WERE DESTROYEDDURING RECENT EARTHQUAKES&.THEIR MISSION FOR THE NEXT TWOWEEKS IS TO WORK WITH HEALTHCARE CENTERS IN THE MOSTIMPACTED AREAS IN THESOUTHWESTERN COAST.
MARIAGUBNITSKY - 9:19:13 we willsupport the hospital andmedical centers there as theyneed us and then we go tooutreach we go out into thecommunity we go out to remoteareas in search of people thatare in need and have not hadtheir healthcare needs met asa result of the disaster.
LLTAG: 9:49:09 if youlicensed health careprofessional and youvolunteer with the Red Cross,we have all that informationon our website wptv dot com.Reporting in Fort Lauderdale -mq - WPTV nc 5A NEW SOCCER FACILITY WILL NOTBE COMING TO JUPITER FAR