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AMA Foundation offers grants to physicians affected by natural disasters

Credentialing Resource Center Connection, October 13, 2005

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The AMA Foundation announced it will offer grants to help physicians rebuild their practices in the wakes of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. These grants will be awarded through the foundation's Health Care Recovery Fund, an ongoing fund that will also be available to physicians affected by future disasters.

The Health Care Recovery Fund was started with a $100,000 grant from the AMA.

"Rebuilding the health care infrastructure after major disasters like hurricanes Katrina and Rita will be an immense challenge," said AMA Chairman-elect Cecil B. Wilson, MD. "These grants will begin to help physicians get back on their feet and provide much-needed care to their patients on the Gulf Coast. This effort also will give physicians and others around the country a chance to donate to an ongoing fund designed to assist their colleagues who are rebuilding their practices in disaster areas."

More information on the Health Care Recovery Fund, as well as application details, can be found on the AMA web site at http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15610.html

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