Provider of the Year — Nominations Now Being Accepted Until Dec 20
We’re now accepting nominations for EMT Provider of the Year and Paramedic Provider of the Year. Please see the criteria and nomination form below. Take a moment to think about your fellow caregivers and the great work they do. We’d love to see many nominations! Keep in mind that the chosen providers also get passed along to MLREMS for regional recognition as well. Paper nomination forms are in the Communications Center in the Henrietta Station. Alternatively, click this link to download... read more
Flu Clinic
Our Annual FLU Clinic will be held before our October 3rd Staff Meeting at 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM. Sign up in dispatch. This is open to anyone in your family as well.
Jesse Merdak Promoted to Lieutenant
Please join me in congratulating Jesse Merdak on his promotion to Lieutenant effective on Monday September 25th. Jesse will be going through a training program over the coming weeks. There will be a formal swearing in at our next staff meeting in October.
Vehicle Inspections in ePro
As mentioned at the training meeting on Tuesday, the ambulance inspection forms in ePro have been updated and will be available for use starting Monday 9/11/17. A reminder for double BLS ambulance crews: both the ALS and BLS checks must be completed. For confirmation that the CS kit seal matches the CS book, EMTs may select “not applicable” on the form. All other equipment should be inspected and recorded as normal. Any discrepancies may be noted in the comment section. Updated fly car... read more
Long Sleeve Uniform Shirts
It’s time to order long sleeve shirts. Please place your order as soon as possible using the Uniform Request form. Lt Neufeglise needs to have all requests by Friday, August 11th. FT: 5 shirts; PD: 2-4 depending on hours, if you’re not sure talk to me. Volunteers: 1-2 shirts. Quantities are based on hours. If you do not plan to wear them every day please order a smaller quantity; you can always order additional shirts later. This is a large undertaking so please put in your request... read more
Timeclock Punching
A general reminder that punching in early is permissible up to 30 minutes prior to the start time of your shift. The only reasons that are acceptable for punching in earlier than that are at the request of an operations officer (please note which one made the request), an early call (please note early call), or if all crews are out on calls (please note such in the comments section). Also, a reminder that if you are punching out late due to a late call, you need to note the call number in... read more
Chute Time
Just a reminder that our chute time needs to be 60 seconds or less for all pri 1 and 2 calls. Chute times for pri 3s and 4s should be 2 minutes or less. In short we need to move with a purpose to the vehicles for all calls.
HR Survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CHSHEALTHCARE As our Organization continues to grow, we look for ways to build on our success. We are always looking for your feedback. So now we've developed an Employee Survey with the support of HR Works and would appreciate having you share your thoughts with us. This is an anonymous way to help us know how we are doing. The survey should only take about 25 minutes to complete. Please click on the following... read more
Controlled Substances -- Overage and Documentation
Two items for providers this week: vials that have more than expected amount of liquid in them, and documenting CS usage on Special Reports. 1. After a recent administration, it was observed that the vial contained more liquid than would be expected. The discussion that followed centered around the "manufacturer's overage," and the fact that the vials contain a minimum amount as labeled, but not a maximum amount. So it is conceivable, although unusual, to see more than 1ml of... read more
Warmed Saline -- Extended Expiration Date
After consultation with the pharmacy doctors, Dr. Cushman, and published research, we have learned that warmed saline can be kept on the warmer for 6 months. So, effective immediately when using warmed saline, the new bag placed on the warmer should have a new expiration date of 6 months from the current date.