National Nurse Response Team

National Nurse Response Team (NNRT) is a specialty Disaster Medical Assistance Team supervised by the National Disaster Medical System under direction of the Department of Health and Human Services. NNRT is composed of registered nurses from all 50 states, as well as from the U.S. territories.

Mission

To be prepared for and respond to national need for chemoprophylaxis and mass vaccination, and to provide essential and necessary nursing support during a disaster or national emergency.

Operations

NNRT is managed within three geographic regions: NNRT East, NNRT Central, and NNRT West. Each region is supervised by civilian nurses who have been appointed as its command staff: the core staff are a team commander, a deputy team commander, and an administrative officer.

Command Staff

The Team Commander supervises the overall function of a regional team and provides for team orientation and training programs. The Deputy Team Commander manages and supervises all aspects of a disaster mission, both operational and managerial. The Administrative Officer implements and analyzes programs, defines goals and policies, and coordinates personnel-related matters with NDMS.

NOTICE

This site is for information purposes only and to provide general information to the public. This is NOT an official government website. For official information, visit the public website of National Disaster Medical System at http://ndms.hhs.gov/