The MMRS program is an ongoing effort by the public health and safety community in the City of Albuquerque to plan for emergencies.
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In 1996, the national Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) was initiated by the Department of Health and Human Services. It started with a couple of major cities and in 1997 twenty-five more were added, with twenty more in 1999 and another twenty-five in 2000. The development of the MMRS program was motivated by the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Act
The Purpose of this act was to ensure communities were prepared and developed capabilities to address bioterrorism through the use of biological or chemical warfare tactics. The response capabilities for the medical and healthcare facilities were developed and are defined through the MMRS Program.
The MMRS program is an ongoing effort by the public health and safety community in the City of Albuquerque to plan for serious health and medical catastrophes, to develop systems for coordinating and providing critical care where it is needed, and to purchase medicine and equipment when needed. The primary focus of the MMRS program is to develop and enhance existing emergency preparedness systems to effectively respond to a public health crisis (i.e., an anthrax attack or pandemic breakout). Through preparation and coordination with local law enforcement, fire, hazmat, EMS, hospital, public health, and other first response personnel we can all respond more effectively.
In 1999, the City of Albuquerque began its development and implementation of a Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS). The program was transferred to the Environmental Health Department on September 30, 2003 and then to the Office of Emergency Management in 2008. The City of Albuquerque MMRS program is currently funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to coordinate preparedness for emergency medical response in the city.
More Information about MMRS
- Learn more about MMRS
- Learn the history of MMRS
- Visit the national MMRS
Contact Us
Albuquerque Police Department
Office of Emergency Management
11510 Sunset Gardens SW
Albuquerque, NM 87121
Phone: (505) 831-7912 or (505) 831-7914
Fax – (505) 831-7906
Planner: denisec@cabq.gov
Assistant Planner: smuller@cabq.gov
Other Contact Numbers
Citizen Contact Center (Non-Emergency)
311
Emergency
911
APD (Non-Emergency
(505) 242-2677
AFD (Non-Emergency)
(505) 833-7390
AFD Hazmat
(505) 833-7391
Poison & Drug Information
(505) 843-2551
City Office of Emergency Management
(505) 833-7381
City Environmental Health
(505) 768-2600
City Public Works
(505) 768-3650
City Solid Waste
(505) 761-8100
Albuquerque FBI
(505) 889-1300
New Mexico State Police
(505) 841-9256
Albuquerque Red Cross
(505) 265-8514
Westside Hospital
(505) 727-2000
Lovelace Medical Center
(505) 727-8000
Women's Hospital
(505) 727-7800
Presbyterian Hospital
(505) 841-1234
University of New Mexico Hospital
(505) 272-6877
New Mexico Heart Hospital
(505) 724-2037
Veteran's Affairs Hospital
(505) 265-1711
New Mexico Road Conditions
(800) 432-4269
