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Metrolina SMAT II

The Metrolina SMAT II is a hospital based team of medical professionals established to provide patient decontamination, mass medical care, alternate care facilities, and mass drug distribution points. North Carolina currently has eight SMAT II teams

Our Mission:

  • Assist in hospitals
  • Establish a fifty bed alternate care facility
  • Establish a mass immunization/drug distribution center
  • Maintain operations for at least three days

SMAT II teams will be deployed by the host hospital locally and regionally or statewide through the North Carolina Department of Emergency Management. The teams can also be deployed nationally through an EMAC Agreement.

SMAT II teams should be deployable within their RAC within six hours and statewide within twelve to twenty-four hours.

The Metrolina SMAT II is currently seeking membership off individuals from the following disciplines:

  • Physicians – all specialties included
  • Nurses
  • Nursing Assistants
  • Physician Assistants
  • Pharmacists / Pharmacy Technicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Paramedics
  • Respiratory Therapists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Law Enforcement
  • Hospice Specialists
  • Veterinarians
  • Mental Health Specialists
  • Firefighters
  • Air Conditioning & Heating Specialists
  • Housekeeping specialists
  • Amateur Radio/Communications Specialists
  • Electronics Specialists
  • Operating Room Technicians
  • Mechanics
  • Engineers
  • Long-term care specialists
  • Interpreters
  • Welders

SMAT Standard Guideline:
Personal Equipment List for All Responders (pdf)
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