Is IllinoisHelps.net a Scam? The Illinois Healthcare Professional Emergency Volunteer Program Alert
The emergency alert from IllinoisHelps.net below it is not a scam or hoax. A mass text alert was sent out by the Illinois Healthcare Professional Emergency Volunteer Program, a state-run emergency response organization. Their alert system was activated to help with the current coronavirus situation and for future emergencies. The alert stated that Illinois is in need of licensed healthcare workers to fight COVID-19 and ask volunteers to go IllinoisHelps.net.
The IllinoisHelps Net Emergency Alert
Emergency alert: Severe
State needs licensed healthcare workers to sign-up at IllinoisHellps.net to fight COVID-19
More information from IllinoisHelps.net
"Welcome to Illinois Helps!
COVID-19 Call for Support
In the COVID-19 event, Illinois is looking for medically trained individuals to join the fight. Individuals that register here may be potentially contacted to work in a hospital surge or alternative housing setting. If you are not a medical professional, you can find other volunteer opportunities at www.Serve.Illinois.gov.
Please read the FAQs to better understand what may be needed in the COVID-19 response. These FAQs will be updated regularly
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By registering with Illinois Helps, an Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP), you can be part of an alert system and respond if available, when activated, to a significant disaster or public health emergency.
Once you have registered to become a volunteer, your professional credentials will be verified and this information will become part of the statewide secure database.
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Illinois Helps may only be activated by the Director, Illinois Department of Public Health or the Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health or their designees in the event of an emergency."
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