The Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) is engaged in its largest deployment ever in
support of the victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. The deployments through the Office of Force
Readiness and Deployment (OFRD) are ongoing and in flux at this time. The list below gives examples of the
number of Corps officers who have been or are being deployed, broken down by Operating Division (OPDIV),
Staff Division (STAFFDIV), or non-Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) organization to which Corps
officers are assigned. In addition to those deployed by OFRD, numerous officers have been deployed directly
by their OPDIVs/STAFFDIVs/non-HHS organizations and are included in this list according to the best
information OFRD has at this time. |
Agency |
Number of Officers |
Agency Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
3 |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) |
51 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
458 |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) |
79 |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |
18 |
Department of Defense (DoD) |
2 |
Environment Protection Agency (EPA) |
37 |
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) |
132 |
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
513 |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) |
291 |
Indian Health Service (IHS) |
447 |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
119 |
National Park Service (NPS) |
20 |
Office of the Secretary (OS) |
97 |
Program Support Center (PSC) |
31 |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
35 |
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) |
2 |
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) |
25 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
7 |
U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) |
1 |