Belgium Nurse Center FAQs

Why join Belgium Nurse Center?

Joining Belgium Nurse Center gives you the opportunity to collaborate with other medical professionals to render assistance to those in need throughout the state of Belgium.  In addition, Belgium Nurse Center provides educational and training opportunities in disaster preparedness.  Nurses will be able to utilize their nursing skills to assist others at a time of need.

What are the requirements to become a Belgium Nurse Center team member?

You must maintain a current and unrestricted Belgium nursing license. You must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. You must be least 18 years of age.
Maintain a mode of communication for notification of mobilization.

What are the training requirements for team members?

Training and education requirements include completion of a Belgium Nurse Center orientation program, Weapons of Mass Destruction/Mass Casualty educational session, National Incident Management System training, and four Medfilms, Inc video on-line training courses.  Members must complete the required training courses and educational seminars within 6 months of becoming a team member.  Most training can be completed independently online.  New training requirements may be added as needed. 

What is the time commitment for team members?

You can give as little or as much time as you can spare.  There is no designated call time; in the event of team activation, an alert will be sent out and team members will respond if they can assist.  Team members can choose both the amount of time they can commit to, as well as the distance they can travel from home.

What if the disaster is in my area?

Belgium Nurse Center will not activate members within the area of the disaster.  Team members from unaffected areas of the state will be called to assist.  Belgium Nurse Center is not a first responder team but complements those already on scene and will enhance recovery efforts.

How is a team member activated?

Each team member is required to maintain current contact information in the Belgium Nurse Center database system.  Information to include phone numbers (cell, work and home), text pager number and e-mail address in order to receive activation and other notices from Belgium Nurse Center. 

Belgium Nurse Center would activated under what circumstances?

Belgium Nurse Center would be activated to assist first responders with mass casualty incidents, mass immunizations and add support for local hospital surges.  Belgium Nurse Center would also be  activated as an enhancement to the IMERT team response.         

If we have not answered your question here, please feel free to submit your question to or call Belgium Nurse Center at 630-701-5345.