Genesee Valley EMS / Caledonia Ambulance
As you know in May of this year GVEMS approached CHS MIHC to discuss a possible merger. After completing our respective due diligence, the GVEMS Board of Directors approved the transfer of their operating authority to CHS MIHC. GVEMS will be joining the CHS MIHC family. The process will take a couple of months to complete and we’ll keep you all in the loop while we move through the process. We will be staffing an ambulance in Caledonia once the operating authority is transferred.
CHS Gift Donation
As the Holiday Season begins to approach us, CHS is going to get into the Christmas Spirit & make the Holidays a Bit Brighter for some families in need. (Flyer Attached is Dispatch) • We are looking for your help in donating Christmas gifts to a family that we have adopted through the Henrietta Recreation Center. She is a single mom with a newborn as of April and three other children in Elementary School. • We are also looking to donate to the Chili food pantry. They are especially in... read more
Upcoming Observation Shifts @ ECD
When EMS, police, fire and other resources are needed, it begins with our partners at the Emergency Communications Department in downtown Rochester. As a critical element, it’s important that all CHS members are familiar with and appreciate the role ECD plays in our success. Given this, we are requiring all CHS members to spend a shift with our partners at ECD. This will allow you to see first-hand how the process works – from initial receipt of the phone call all the way through the... read more
“Delayed On-Scene; All Set”
The dispatchers generally target a 20 minute on-scene time as being “delayed”. As you approach the 20 minute mark, feel free to let the dispatcher know that you may be delayed. It is not necessary to advise them prior to that unless there are unique circumstances.
Annual Self-Evaluations Due Soon
Your assigned operations officer has contacted you by e-mail or in person to discuss the timeline for the upcoming annual self-evaluation process. Please be sure to return the form to them promptly based on the provided timeline. Note: This is a required process for membership with CHS. If you have any questions, please see your assigned operations officer or Deputy Chief Bucci.
Answering the Phone as of December 1 2017
As of December 1 we will start to answer the phone CHS Mobile Health Care. We have placed cards at the phones in the common areas.
Duty Uniforms – Change Effective 1/1/2018
Duty Uniforms – Change Effective 1/1/2018 As of January 1, 2018 all job shirts and sweaters must be logoed with CHS MIHC logo. HVA, CVAS, and Scottsville job shirts should be retired. Old job shirts are yours and can be worn while off duty, however they will not be allowed on duty. Please remember that although our corporate name has changed, HVA, CVAS, SRS are still well known to the community. If you made a bad choice and you are wearing your HVA, CVAS, SRS apparel, you are subject to... read more
Ambulance Seals
Ambulance Seals Effective immediately, there is no longer any need to date the seals on the ambulance cabinets which contain items that expire. Now that we will be inspecting this equipment on the 15th of each month, expired items will be replaced at that time should they expire before the 15th of the following month.
emsCharts - Vehicle and Scene Grid Boxes
We have added a set of new selections in the Grid list for the Vehicle and Scene grid boxes. Moving forward please use one of the following selections for the "Veh Grid" field: Chili Station Henrietta Station (HQ) Other Staging-Ballantyne Rd Bridge Staging-Winton/BHTL Rd Staging-Jefferson Rd/ East Henrietta Rd - When "Other" is selected please free type your starting location in the "Dispatch Loc" field as we have been doing. When starting from a station or staging this field can be... read more