Mission
Oregon Disaster Medical Team (ODMT) is an independent non-profit 501(c)3 organization of volunteer healthcare professionals who are willing to plan, train and respond to provide relief healthcare services when local, county and mutual aid reserves are overwhelmed due to a mass casualty incident or disaster event.
The team is configured to respond rapidly within Oregon in the event of disaster. One of the primary missions of ODMT is to address urgent and emergent medical issues in the initial 72 hours of a disaster event, before outside agencies can be of assistance. Disaster experience in the U.S. has shown that pre-designated teams of disaster healthcare providers can respond more effectively to assist overwhelmed local resources.
ODMT is truly a statewide team, with members located throughout the Pacific Northwest. Because team members will have primary employment and family responsibilities in their home area in the event of disaster, squads from other regions of the state may be activated in combination or sequentially to the affected area. ODMT's goal is to have members throughout the state, to provide comprehensive and rapid response.
History
ODMT was formed in 1999. The team is comprised of approximately 172 personnel. ODMT works closely with the Oregon Health Authority, State Office of Emergency Management and our regional federal emergency medical planner.
Team activities have included:
- March 2000 - ODMT members work together with members of the disaster team from Washington to provide austere medical care in rural Haiti.
- July 2000 - ODMT members participated in the medical care of the Subaru Gorge Games.
- March 2001 - Participation in the California Rough and Ready drill.
- July 2001 - Medical support for the Subaru Gorge Games.
- October 2001 - Haiti medical mission.
- May 2002 - Participation in Operation Red Rose exercise.
- July 2002 - Medical support for the Ford Gorge Games.
- February 2004 - Fire & Ice Winter Drill, Mt. Bachelor, Oregon.
- April 2005 - Rural plague drill - Southern Oregon.
- December 2007 - Response to Vernonia, Oregon floods.
- May 2012 - Vigilant Guard - Salem, Eugene, Portland, Oregon with Oregon National Guard and Fire/EMS agencies.
- May 2013 - Yaquina Blue communications and forward assessment team exercise in Western Oregon and the Oregon Coast with Amateur Radio Emergency Services, Peak Radio Association, Oregon Emergency Management and Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital.
- May 2013 - Operational Synergies and mass casualties exercises in Klamath Falls with the Oregon Air National Guard, 173rd Fighter Wing and 304th Rescue Squadron.
- August 2014 - Combined exercise between ODMT, Oregon military, and Oregon Medical Reserve Corps members to simulate a medical response to an earthquake/tsunami in Oregon.
- August 2015 - Combined exercise between ODMT, Oregon military, and Oregon Medical Reserve Corps members to simulate a medical response to an earthquake/tsunami in Oregon.
- June 2019 - Pathfinder Camp Rilea, Astoria OR
Participants
Columbia Memorial Hospital, 142d CERFP Det 1, 173rd Medical Group, 152nd Medical Group, ORANG MIOC, NDMS DMAT OR-2, Providence Seaside Hospital, USCG Sector Columbia River, 152d MDG, Oregon Disaster MedicalTeam, State Emergency Registry of Volunteers in Oregon (SERV-OR), Oregon Health Authority - Health Security Preparedness and Response.
Scenario:
Cascadia Earthquake - June 2024 - Pathfinder, Linfield College, Portland OR
Participants
Oregon Disaster Medical Team, Oregon Health Authority, SERV-OR (State Emergency Registry of Volunteers in Oregon), Oregon Burn Center, Oregon Military
Scenario:
Mass Casualty event with casualty collection points establishment and burn management focus - June 2025 - Pathfinder, Portland Community College, Portland OR
Business Address:
Oregon Disaster Medical Teamc/o Department of Emergency Medicine
Oregon Health and Sciences University
3181 Sam Jackson Park Road CDW-EM
Portland, Oregon 97239
Phone: 503-494-7500
Support the work of the Oregon Disaster Medical Team
with your tax-deductible contribution at Paypal:
or mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Oregon Disaster Medical Team
c/o Department of Emergency Medicine
Oregon Health and Sciences University
3181 Sam Jackson Park Road CDW-EM
Portland, Oregon 97239
attn: Jon Jui
You can also support ODMT by shopping and participating in the following program:
- Fred Meyer's Community Rewards program For those of you who shop at Fred Meyer's using a Rewards Card you can help ODMT receive donations by going online to link your Rewards Card to to ODMT at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. The amount of the donation is related to the total purchases of those enrolled, and it doesn't affect the value of your personal rewards. When making your selection you can find ODMT by name "Oregon Disaster Medical Team" or Organization Number "94013".