Our 2 newest cleared Paramedics... Steve & Becca!
Be sure to congratulate Steve Bosley and Becca Searchfield when you see them. They are now cleared ALS providers at Henrietta. They will be riding double-ALS for the next 6 months whenever possible. Congratulations!
Fastrac Fueling
You can now fuel at the Hylan Dr. Fastrac, it works the same way as it does at the West Henrietta Rd. Fastrac. (The card is in the Manager’s desk). Some of the employees were trained at the W. Henrietta Rd. location so they are familiar with us.
PARAMEDICS – CHANGE IN MORPHINE CONCENTRATION
As Strong is no longer supplying Morphine in the 5mg / 2ml vials, HVA will be switching to vials containing 10mg /1ml. The vials will have a red cabinet seal around the neck to denote the concentration change, but as always, you need to confirm right medication, right dose, right patient, and prior to administration. If you have any questions, please see Asst. Chief Michael, Capt. Philippy, or Paramedic Lents.
New Clearances...
Congrats to Bill Arnold & Cassie Wihlen on their recent clearance as a driver/medic.
Special Membership Meeting - VOLUNTEERS
Calling all volunteers! The President of the Board has called for a special meeting of the membership on May 12th at 18:00. The purpose of the special meeting is to vote on amending the Articles of Incorporation of HVA. Please make an effort to attend.
Radio Protocol
Just a reminder that the EMS dispatcher does not record if you are transporting ALS or BLS, unless you are taking a paramedic from a fly car. That just tells them that the fly car paramedic is on the amb. Also they don’t care if you are going green. Red transports are announced as a matter of course so that ques the dispathcer to ask if you want them to make any notifies. As a routine transmission: the following works: “EMS from 6169, transport to strong” 295 is busy enough, lets keep our... read more
Neil Mathews - Cleared ALS
Congrats!
EZ IO
Starting with the Bag Check on the 15th, please replace the EZ-IO Driver (drill) with a new one, to be found in a box in the ALS Room. The new drivers will have an LED on the handle that shows green when fully operational, and flashes red when there is 10% or less battery life. Please put the old ones loose in the same box in the ALS Room.
Nick Condidorio — Cleared Paramedic
Be sure to congratulate Nicholas Condidorio on his recent upgrade to the ALS level!
Mandatory Meeting For All Full-Time Employees
GMR will be going over the health care options for the upcoming plan year on November 1 at 1600. It begins the open enrollment period. This meeting is mandatory for all full time employees to attend. It will be followed by offerings for optional insurance (disability, catastrophic illness, etc.) by AFLAC and Allstate, which all employees are free to attend and enroll in. The training meeting will begin at 1800 as normal.