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International Medical Corp Partners with Service Employees International Union

to Provide Aid to Haiti’s Earthquake Survivors

January 16, 2010, Los Angeles, Calif— In order to provide aid to Haiti’s earthquake
survivors, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has entered into an alliance
with International Medical Corps to engage union members in direct relief efforts.

As many as 600 SEIU members, many of them Haitian nurses and doctors and native
Creole speakers, have volunteered to be part of an emergency response in Haiti.
Healthcare is the largest union of healthcare workers in North America.

“This agreement provides International Medical Corps with an invaluable new source of
highly-trained U.S. health professionals,” said Stephen Tomlin, Vice President of
Program Policy and Planning. “We expect that the product of this agreement will have a
multiplier effect on current medical delivery in Haiti and lay the foundations for the
country’s health system recovery and development.”

“This catastrophe knows no borders, and SEIU members have volunteered to bring their
medical, cultural and disaster expertise to the relief efforts,” said Dr. Toni Lewis, SEIU
Executive Board Member and Chair of SEIU Healthcare’s National Doctor Alliance.
“From providing direct aid on the ground in Haiti to covering shifts for their deployed
sisters and brothers, SEIU members are making a difference through their commitment to
and compassion for our Haitian sisters and brothers.”

SEIU Healthcare members have a history of volunteer work, and by coordinating with
International Medical Corps, their participation in the Haitian relief effort will be
supported by the security and logistics support framework that are integral components of
International Medical Corps deployments. The first wave of deployments will include a
number of Haitian doctors and nurses who are members of SEIU Healthcare Florida,
Local 1991 and SEIU’s Committee on Interns and Residents (CIR).

International Medical Corps has had an emergency response team on the ground in Port
au Prince since Wednesday, operating at the Hospitelier de’l Universite d’etat d’Haiti,
treating crush victims, trauma and shock patients, conducting basic wound care and
dealing with broken bones and rupture wounds.

International Medical Corps is focused on the recovery phase even at this early stage of
its operations in Haiti, which is the biggest challenge in natural disasters. Donate to the
International Medical Corps by texting HAITI to 85944 or visit www.imcworldwide.org

International Medical Corps relieves the suffering of those impacted by war, natural
disaster and disease by delivering vital health care services that focus on training,
helping devastated populations return to self-reliance.

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