The UMass Memorial Deployable Medical Team is one of only two disaster medical teams in the State, specifically designed to provide advanced medical care during a catastrophic event in Massachusetts. The hospital hosted team is fully managed by UMass but is “on call” by order of the Governor to respond to events in our state and to be present to our neighbors in times of crisis.

UMass Memorial Caregivers can deploy to anywhere in the Commonwealth when called upon by the Governor’s office through the MA DPH. Our missions may include responses to natural disasters, catastrophic system failures, and mass casualty events.

The money raised by our runners will directly support equipping, training, and preparing our UMass Memorial DMT for the day when we are called upon to be the first, last, and best line of defense against disaster.