The History and Background of the Red Cross
Mahalo from Group 1
Healy's Resignation
- Vote of 27 to 6
- Provided Healy with 6 months to resign and a way to pubically opt out
Bernadette Healy as the President of Red Cross
Positives
Negatives
- Graduated from Harvard Medical School
- Director of National Institute of Health
- Dean of Ohio State University Medical School
- $400,000.00 salary
- 21 page report
- inadequate tracking of inventory
- quaratines blood released for distribution
- labeling problems of CMV (cytomegalovirus)
- Healy goes to Geneva to address a large assembly of the International Red Cross movement to try and change The Star of David (M.D.A.) as an international emblem withholding $4.5 million which is 25% of the federation HQ budget
Case Study Issues
Supporters, Volunteers, & Employees of the American Red Cross Today
- DOC (Disaster Operation Center)
- Hard Charging Style
- Centralization
- Leadership
- Blood
- Donations
- Israeli Red Shield of David
Recommendations/Solutions
Provides care in 5 critical areas
- people affected by disasters in America
- Support for member of the military and their families
- health & safety education & training
- international relief & development
- blood collection, processing, and distribution
Question/Answer
- founded on May 21, 1881 by Clara Barton
- introduced the first nationwide civilian blood program
- non-profit disaster-relief organization
- 1,034 local chapters across the United States & in 187 countries
- quasi-governmental agency
- operates under a congressionally mandated charter
- governed by a 50 person board made up of 7 appointed senior federal officials
- humanitarian organization
Who Brought Bernadine Healy Down?
GROUP 1:
Dez, Jose, Jared, & Randall