Alerts

Greetings Everyone,

Attached is the notice and nomination form for selection of EMS awards through Catholic Health. If you know of someone that should be nominated, please fill out and return to Catholic Health for consideration. Thanks

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MHOB-awards-Flyer.pdf

Greetings Everyone,

I have been informed of a change to access into the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. Below was the message:

Effective 0600  Monday 26 August – 0600 hrs Saturday 31 August,  all vehicle traffic entering NFARS will use the Tuscarora Road Gate.

If you require entrance into the NFARS please make note.

Greetings Everyone,

I wanted to let everyone know of a road closure coming up. While this is not going to impact many of you, it has come to my attention that “Hopkins” road from Millersport to Schoelles Road is going to be closed both North and Southbound all next week (08/19 to 08/23). If your EMS agency utilizes that road for transport to Millard Fillmore Suburban, please make your providers aware of this for alternate transport routes to that facility.

An important message from ECMC. This will occur tomorrow morning. Please pass along widely.

ECMC will again be experiencing a phone system downtime the morning of 2/23/22 from 00:01hrs-05:00hrs. Phones throughout the campus, including the ED (Trauma Activation Line, On-line Medical Control and Transfer lines) will not function intermittently. Here are contingency numbers in the event the typical numbers are not functioning:

Trauma Activation: (716) 821-2783

OLMC: (716) 821-2768

Sincerely,

Adam Leas, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, EMT-P

Nursing Care Coordinator – Emergency Department

Erie County Medical Center Corporation

462 Grider Street · Buffalo, NY 14215

O: 716.898.4543

aleas@ecmc.edu

Please see attached from your Trauma Prevention coordinators in the region:

Hello,

The Trauma Programs at both ECMC and Oishei Children’s Hospital are requesting that prehospital notification for trauma is called as you leave the scene and updates are called with changes in patient condition. Direct communication between the EMS provider and the age appropriate trauma center via the listed phone number is preferred. Please see and share the attached flyer.

Thank you for all that you do for our patients!

Any questions may be directed to:

Ben Kasper

BKasper1@kaleidaHealth.org

Beth Moses

bmoses@ecmc.edu

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/EC3296-TraumaFLYER-Proof2.pdf

Greetings Everyone,

I apologize this is getting out a bit late, unfortunately the DOH had listed the wrong Program Agency responsible for WCCH. As of Wednesday, Dec 1st, 2021, WCCH ER is on diversion. Please see the attached notice.

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/NYS-DOH-Diversion-Notification-883-Wyoming-County-Community-Hospital.pdf

Greetings everyone,

Please see the attached memo from the WREMAC Chair referencing a potential saline shortage and the alternative.

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WREMAC-Saline-Shortage-Memo.docx.pdf

Greetings Everyone,

A message from NYS DOH BEMS:

Ambulance Agency Leaders:

The Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit asks that your ambulance agency respond to the survey link below.

This survey is seeking interest from your agency to respond as part deployment that has a primary mission focused on load balancing health care facilities; where patients may be transported between facilities throughout New York State. The survey is a quick set of questions for the purpose of polling the ambulance agencies across NYS to determine which agencies may be interested in entering into a contract for service with the NYS DOH BEMSATS.

December 2021 EMS Mobilization Contract Polling Survey (Statewide)

Even if your agency is not interested in entering into a contract we ask that you please answer the survey. Responses must be in by 6:00 AM Thursday, December 2, 2021.

NYS DOH BEMSATS thanks you and your agency for taking the time to complete the survey.