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Grand County Emergency Medical Services to be named Ambulance Service of the Year by the Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado
DENVER -The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado is pleased to announce that Grand County EMS will receive the EMS Ambulance Service of the Year award at the 2010 Colorado EMS Awards Gala on May 14, 2010.
Celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year, Grand County EMS provides 911 and interfacility ambulance re-sponse to all of Grand County. While not responding to emergencies, the EMS professionals at Grand County EMS help teach low and no-cost CPR and First-Aid education to members of the public. The service has been a leader in providing quick access to Automatic External Defibrillators – devices that can save a life in the event of cardiac arrest and can be used with minimal training – by placing them in local Police and Sherriff’s cars and training officers in how to use them. The service also provides many services to local communities, including teaching an EMT-Basic class at the local high school, leading dissection classes in elementary schools, and helping with health fairs and local holiday celebrations.
Dr. Tim Bohlender, Medical Director at Granby Medical Center, tells us “GCEMS has never forgotten its roots, the reason it is here and that is for the benefit and service of the community. Without this ambulance service and the men and women that give so much of themselves, our community would be missing a vital element, the heartbeat of medical service, of community commitment and part of the foundation of Grand County.”
The service is attentive to the needs of the community it serves and has balanced the needs of people from towns, rural areas, and the often-busy Winter Park ski area. Grand County EMS’s motto is “Professional Care with a Personal Touch” and the service has proven that they live by this motto in all that they do.
The 2010 Colorado EMS Awards Gala will be held on May 14 2010 at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows. Registration and other information can be found at http://www.emsac.org/events. The spring awards are offered by the EMS Association of Colorado and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Emergency Medical and Trauma Services division.
About the EMS Ambulance Service of the Year Award
The award honors an ambulance service that has become a leader in patient care, medical control, quality assurance, public education, public access, and training and education.
About the Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado
EMS is a critical component of our nation's and communities' safety net, proudly serving alongside rescue, fire and law enforcement professionals. The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado is a profes-sional association of paramedic-, intermediate- and basic- level emergency medical technicians and EMS first responders, physicians and nurses who treat victims of traumatic injury and medical emergencies; and EMS agencies, administrators, dispatchers, researchers and educators. EMSAC's 3,200 members work or volunteer for ambulance services, air-medical services, fire departments, hospitals and clinics, search and rescue teams, ski patrols, military medical or rescue units and medical training institutions. For more information about EMSAC, please visit http://www.emsac.org
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Bobbie Vetter of Yampa Fire Protection District to receive award recognizing women in EMS form Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado
DENVER -The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado is pleased to announce that Bobbie Vet-ter of Yampa, CO will receive the Francis Mildred Roth Women in EMS Award at the 2010 Colorado EMS Awards Gala on May 14, 2010.
Vetter has made a lifetime contribution to Emergency Medical Services. She has worked on ambulances in Routt County since 1973, and has served as an instructor for Emergency Medical Technicians at the Colorado Northwestern Community College and as Assistant Emergency Medical Services Chief for the Yampa Fire Protection District. In Routt County, Vetter helped form the Routt County Emergency Medical Services Coun-cil and helped assure the availability of ambulance service to the entire area. She has also served on Colo-rado’s State Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Advisory Council, and was involved in it’s foundation.
Dr. Laila Powers, medical director for Routt County EMS tells us that “Bobbie’s list of achievements is daunt-ing, yet she never lost her ‘common touch’ with her patients, her co-workers, or the hospital staff. Bobbie could always be counted on to be available to help – in any capacity – whenever and wherever she was needed.”
Vetter’s outstanding work has improved the Emergency Medical Services profession in Routt County and the entire state of Colorado.
About the Francis Mildred Roth Women in EMS Award
A tribute to women in Colorado EMS, and for those who have served their community and integrated safety prevention, education, and their love for the community in their lives. The Roth Award is for outstanding women who have helped carve out the history of Colorado EMS. Women who have made the difference through innovative contributions at a local, state, or national level. Francis Mildred Roth was one of the first female EMS professionals in Colorado. She embodied the true spirit of volunteers. She saved lives, fought fires, and taught basic first aid and CPR. She helped build the first local firehouse in her community, coached little league baseball and was also recognized as teacher of the year.
About the Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado
EMS is a critical component of our nation's and communities' safety net, proudly serving alongside rescue, fire and law enforcement professionals. The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado is a profes-sional association of paramedic-, intermediate- and basic- level emergency medical technicians and EMS first responders, physicians and nurses who treat victims of traumatic injury and medical emergencies; and EMS agencies, administrators, dispatchers, researchers and educators. EMSAC's 3,200 members work or volunteer for ambulance services, air-medical services, fire departments, hospitals and clinics, search and rescue teams, ski patrols, military medical or rescue units and medical training institutions. For more information about EMSAC, please visit http://www.emsac.org
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Dr. James M. Cusick to receive award for Physician Excellence form Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado
DENVER -The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado is pleased to announce that James M. Cusick, MD FACEP will receive the Dr. Wolhauer Award for Physician Excellence at the 2010 Colorado EMS Awards Gala on May 14, 2010.
Dr. Cusick is being recognized by Colorado’s Emergency Medical Services community for his outstanding con-tributions to pre-hospital care in Colorado. Dr. Cusick has a long history of involvement in and advocacy for Emergency Medical Services, including work with the emergency medicine faculty at Denver Health Medical Center where he has trained emergency medicine physicians and worked in quality improvement oversight of the Denver Paramedic Division, as EMS Medical Director for the Summit County Ambulance Service, Ameri-can Medical Response Denver, and Kaiser Permanente Colorado, as a member of the Denver Metro Emer-gency Medical Services Physician Advisors Group, and President of the Colorado chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Marc Burdick, EMT-P is the Director of the Summit County Ambulance Service, where Dr. Cusick serves as medical director. Of his insight and dedication, Burdick says “his unique ability to blend absolute clinical ex-pertise with a keen understanding of the challenges to EMS is truly amazing… he works tirelessly on our be-half and is always available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”
Dr. Cusick’s dedication to Emergency Medical Services has spanned a lifetime. His work in Colorado has served to advance the profession and bring better care to all.
The 2010 Colorado EMS Awards Gala will be held on May 14 2010 at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows. Registration and other information can be found at http://www.emsac.org/events
About the Dr. Valentin E. Wohlauer Award for Physician Excellence in EMS
This award honors the memory of Dr. Wohlauer, who directed the EMS section of the Colorado Department of Health and brought into being many of the outstanding EMS components now existing in Colorado. The award is presented to a Colorado physician who has made a substantial contribution to the advancement of EMS in Colorado.
About the Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado
EMS is a critical component of our nation's and communities' safety net, proudly serving alongside rescue, fire and law enforcement professionals. The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado is a profes-sional association of paramedic-, intermediate- and basic- level emergency medical technicians and EMS first responders, physicians and nurses who treat victims of traumatic injury and medical emergencies; and EMS agencies, administrators, dispatchers, researchers and educators. EMSAC's 3,200 members work or volunteer for ambulance services, air-medical services, fire departments, hospitals and clinics, search and rescue teams, ski patrols, military medical or rescue units and medical training institutions. For more information about EMSAC, please visit http://www.emsac.org
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Dr. F. Keith Battan to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado
DENVER -The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado is pleased to announce that Dr. F. Keith Battan will receive the C.J. Shanaberger Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Colorado EMS Awards Gala on May 14, 2010.
Dr. Battan was nominated for his outstanding contributions to EMS in Colorado over the past 30 years. Throughout the 1980’s and 90’s, he developed and guided the Pediatric Emergency Care Committee at the Emergency Medical and Trauma Services section of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This committee helped set the standards by which EMT’s and Paramedics in Colorado treat pediatric patients. During the 90’s, Dr. Battan formed the Intermountain Regional EMS for Children Coordinating
Council (IRECC), which would become the guiding force nationally for the implementation of federal EMS for Children programs.
Dr. Battan has also represented the interests of pediatric emergency medicine as both member and chairman of the Colorado State Emergency Medical Trauma Advisory Council. In addition, he served as a national faculty member for the
American Heart Association’s Pediatric Advanced Life Support program, and as a physician advisor for the development of the Denver Metro EMS Protocols.
Of his career and philosophy, Dr Battan says “I believe in helping kids grow up to be healthy and happy.” The award recognizes his career-spanning excellence at this.
Dr. Battan is a Pediatrician with Kaiser Permanente Colorado.
The 2010 Colorado EMS Awards Gala will be held on May 14 2010 at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows. Registration and other information can be found at http://www.emsac.org/events
About the C.J. Shanaberger Lifetime Achievement Award
This award honors an individual whose contributions to pre-hospital care have been consistent and long lasting, representing in effect, a lifetime of outstanding service to the profession and the public.
About the Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado
EMS is a critical component of our nation's and communities' safety net, proudly serving alongside rescue, fire and law enforcement professionals. The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado is a professional association of paramedic-, intermediate- and basic- level emergency medical technicians and EMS first responders, physicians and nurses who treat victims of traumatic injury and medical emergencies; and EMS agencies, administrators, dispatchers, researchers and educators. EMSAC's 3,200 members work or volunteer for ambulance services, air-medical services, fire departments, hospitals and clinics, search and rescue teams, ski patrols, military medical or rescue units and medical training institutions. For more information about EMSAC, please visit http://www.emsac.org
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EMSAC releases Request for Proposals for Management services.
In order to best serve our members, The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado is looking for an organization to manage the day to day operations of EMSAC, including our members, conferences, classes, advocacy, and communications.
Download the RFP here.
For more information on the RFP, including how to bid, please download and review the document, and contact us.
Initial proposals are due on April 7, 2010.
UPDATE
Questions from prospective bidders and EMSAC's responses can be found here.
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