UBMD EMS Division

COVID-19 EMS Agency Update: June 17, 2020

Event number: 161 384 8707
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020 3:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)

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Program: COVID-19 EMS Agency Update
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Peter L. Brodie, BS, AEMT
Deputy Chief, Data and Informatics Unit
EMS Data Manager
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems

New York State Department of Health
875 Central Avenue
Albany, New York 12206

Please read the important message regarding the regional credentialing period originally scheduled to close June 30, 2020.

2020 WREMAC Pandemic Credentialing Memo

Healthcare workers have always had increased risk for suicide, but with the additional concerns raised by dealing frontline with the pandemic, these concerns are heightened. Medical professionals often have elevated levels of depression during normal times, but are often reluctant to seek professional mental health help due to lack of time and fear of stigma. Learn how you can help each other out by knowing the Risk Factors, Warning Signs, Prevention Tools and how to reach out to a colleague in need.
Talks Saves Lives: for Physicians, Nurses, EMTs, Respiratory Therapists and other medical professionals in the frontline of responding to the Covid-19 Pandemic. This is a one-hour program that will be offered via Zoom to groups up to 25 registrants.

To request and schedule the program, contact Celia Spacone, Ph.D. with the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Erie County cspacone@crisisservices.org.

Download Suicide Prevention for Healthcare Workers Flyer

The NYS Bureau of EMS and Trauma Systems is developing and enhancing content for its learning management system, Vital Signs Academy.  At this time, the Bureau seeks presenters who would be interested in developing and submitting content to be offered on their LMS.

Instructors who are interested in submitting content should do so as follows:

1. Submit a presentation of your choice, which would consist of an hour-long session for an on-line presentation. The session would be 45 – 50 minutes in length with a 10 – 15-minute time frame at the end of the session for question and answers.
2. Submit a 10-question quiz.
3. Please note, the hour-long presentation will be converted into three (3) 15-minute sessions to create the online content.

The Bureau will review the submitted materials and, if selected, will contact the instructor to schedule the live webinar presentation.

All submissions and questions should be directed to Jennifer Buonanno at Jennifer.buonanno@health.ny.gov.

Please download important information regarding ambulance entrance construction at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo.

Download Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Ambulance Entrance Construction Notice

On Tuesday June 2nd, Erie County Medical Center will open its new Emergency Department. Unfortunately, social distancing requirements have prevented us from holding in person tours for our EMS partners. Please follow the link below to take a virtual tour designed especially for EMS and review our new EMS Map.

https://youtu.be/TNv9VVyAYKE

Download Map of New ECMC ED

The key EMS phone numbers will remain the same:

For prenotfication (to call ahead for trauma, critical patients or other special needs) call:
716-898-4911

For medical direction (when specific orders from a physician are needed) call:
716-898-4888

Thank you for all that you have done, and continue to do for our shared patients.

The UBMD EMS Division Team

On Tuesday June 2nd, Erie County Medical Center will open its new Emergency Department. Unfortunately, social distancing requirements have prevented us from holding in person tours for our EMS partners. Please follow the link below to take a virtual tour designed especially for EMS and review our new EMS Map.

https://youtu.be/TNv9VVyAYKE

Download Map of New ECMC ED

The key EMS phone numbers will remain the same:

For prenotfication (to call ahead for trauma, critical patients or other special needs) call:
716-898-4911

For medical direction (when specific orders from a physician are needed) call:
716-898-4888

Thank you for all that you have done, and continue to do for our shared patients.

The UBMD EMS Division Team

The Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems announces the following dates and times for the meetings listed below:

EMS Agency Leadership and EMS Provider Meetings:

Wednesday, June 03, 2020         15:00 – 16:00

Wednesday, June 17, 2020         15:00 – 16:00

EMS Course Sponsor Meetings:

Wednesday, June 03, 2020         16:00 – 17:00

Wednesday, June 17, 2020         16:00 – 17:00

Please remember to submit any questions for the EMS Agency Leadership and EMS Provider Meetings to:  https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubpal/builder/survey/nys-covid-19-response-ems-agency

Please remember to sign up for the EMS Agency Leadership and EMS Provider Meetings at:  https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubpal/builder/survey/ems-agency-leadership-and-ems-pr

Invitations will be sent within one week in advance of the meetings.

Thank you for your continued service.

 

Peter L. Brodie, BS, AEMT

Deputy Chief, Data and Informatics Unit

EMS Data Manager

Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems

New York State Department of Health

875 Central Avenue

Albany, New York 12206

ph: 518.402.0996 | peter.brodie@health.ny.gov

http://www.health.ny.gov