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title: Integrating Emergency Volunteers During Medical Surge
description: Explore key considerations and resources for managing emergency volunteers in hospitals during medical surges, including planning checklists, templates, and guidance updates.
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# [Integrating Emergency Volunteers During Medical Surge](https://uiss-inc.com/contract-news/integrating-emergency-volunteers-during-medical-surge)

 Written by [Nicole Hooks](https://uiss-inc.com/contract-news/author/nicole-hooks) | Jun 30, 2025 3:55:44 PM

This document identifies key planning and operational considerations for managing emergency volunteers in hospitals.  It includes a planning checklist, templates, guidance, and resources for integrating emergency volunteers during a medical surge event. Iroquois assembled a work group in 2013 to develop a hospital template plan for using emergency volunteers.  Hospitals were reimbursed $4,500 for adopting their own plan, and $2,000 for workgroup participation.  Based on recommendations of the work group, Iroquois developed comprehensive guidance for emergency volunteer planning and management which was updated in June, 2015.

- **[Emergency Volunteer Management: Planning Considerations & Resources for Hospitals](http://eadn-wc01-13855495.nxedge.io/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Emergency-Volunteer-Management-Planning-Considerations-and-Resources-for-Hospitals-Iroquois-Healthcare-Association-November-2017.pdf) *Updated November 2017***

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