We are excited to invite dedicated EMS providers from local agencies to join the Regional EMS Stroke Committee, a collaborative initiative between Catholic Health and Kaleida Health.
This joint venture is committed to enhancing stroke education, strengthening prehospital care, and improving outcomes for patients across our region.
As part of this effort, the committee will promote the use of the BEFAST Stroke Scale, recently approved by WREMAC, and support ongoing stroke-related training, quality improvement, and interagency collaboration.
We are seeking EMS professionals who are passionate about clinical excellence, education, and advancing stroke care in the prehospital setting.
Committee members will contribute valuable field perspectives and help shape educational outreach, best practices, and regional stroke initiatives.
Click the link below, if you are interested in joining the Regional EMS Stroke Committee or would like more information:
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Regional-EMS-Stroke-Committee-Letter.pdf
Come and join an exciting information session presented by the NYS Division of State EMS! We’re exploring
the recently revised education pilot programs designed to transform recruitment and retention for Emergency
Medical Services throughout New York State. Whether you’re an agency leader, a sponsorship administrator,
or just someone passionate about EMS, join us to learn more about how these programs could potentially
benefit you. Learn how these innovative programs can boost recruitment and retention, enhance course
sponsorship’s enrollment, and spark interest among current providers and the public. Q&A will be available
after the presentation to see how these initiatives could potentially benefit your agency and community.
For more information and to register click link below:
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DSEMS-Education-Pilot-Programs-Flyer-TEMPLATE-2.pdf
Good afternoon,
The New York State Department of Health is asking for your help with distributing “Know Your Rights” resources from the New York State Office of New Americans (ONA).
Please share with your staff and, to the extent your agency or organization works with the public, to your networks and the general public. You can do this by:
- Distributing the attached flyer, which includes a QR code that will direct people to the New York State Office of New Americans’ website;
- Distributing the materials and resources from New York State Office of New Americans’ website. If your agency or organization has physical office or building locations accessible to the public (i.e. waiting room, lobby, service delivery location) and you can print and put up the flyer.
- Distributing the link to the New York State Office of New Americans’ “Know Your Rights” webpage: https://dos.ny.gov/know-your-rights.
Translated version of the flyer will be available in the coming days.
Click link for poster: http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Know-Your-Rights-Poster.pdf
Greetings!
The Division of State EMS has approved and released the following policy statements which may be found at the following link:
Division of State EMS Policy Statements and SEMAC Advisories
Policy Statement 25-07 EMS Course Funding Update – this supersedes Policy Statement 23-09.B
Policy Statement 25-08 Educational Pilot Programs – this supersedes Policy Statement 23-08.B
Please share these policy statements widely. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Education and Training Unit at this email address: ems.education@health.ny.gov.
Thank you for all you do for the EMS profession and for your service to our communities!
Be safe and well!
Division of State Emergency Medical Services
New York State Department of Health
875 Central Avenue, Albany, New York 12206
Desk (518) 474-7245 | Cell (518) 694-6368
We’re growing to better serve New York’s EMS community.
As the Division of State EMS grows from a Bureau to a Division, you’ll notice some changes to titles and unit names that reflect our updated organizational structure. Our team members continue to perform the same vital work with the same commitment to the EMS community as before. If you would like additional information related to the updates as they occur, please visit the State EMS website at health.ny.gov/ems/
When communicating with the EMS and Trauma Data Support Unit regarding issues related to an individual or group of ePCRs; please do not include Personal Identifying Information (PII) or Protected Health Information (PHI) in your correspondence. Should you submit PII or PHI, your email will be purged and you will be asked to submit your query again without this information.
Subject: Citizen Responders for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests
To continue to improve the chance of survival from OHCA in Erie County, we are conducting a pilot program for the next six months that involves deploying citizen responders with Avive Solutions AEDs to OHCAs dispatched by the Erie County 9-1-1 Center.
Please click the link below for further information:
Join us for a day dedicated to the importance of prioritizing wellness, especially for those who often put the needs of others before their own. This event will feature two inspiring keynote speakers and a panel of experts who will share insights on how to prioritize your well-being.
Friday, November 21, 2025
8:30am-3pm
Grace Baptist Church
238 Vine Street
Batavia, NY 14020
*Light Morning Refreshments and Lunch Provided*
For more information click the link below:
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/11.21.25-Beyond-the-Call-Wellness-for-Life.pdf
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo will host its annual EMS Recognition Dinner to honor First Responders for their lifesaving work.
We ask that you consider the calls your company/department has completed this past year and nominate those individuals who deserve recognition for their efforts by completing the attached form.
Link to 2025 EMS Recognition Dinner details and Nomination Form
Greetings Everyone,
The deadline for submission of Wyoming/Erie Council Awards is quickly approaching. If you know someone that deserves an award, please get it in sooner rather than later. Below, please find the link to the flyer which describes the different award categories, and also below please find the link to submit a nomination. The deadline for submission is Fri, May 16th, 2025 at EOB.
The Western Region Health Emergency Preparedness Coalition, University of Rochester Kessler Trauma Center, University of Rochester Golisano Children’s Hospital, Erie County Trauma Center, John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital, Upstate Trauma Center, and Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital will be presenting the 2025 Trauma Management for Rural EMS and Community Hospitals 2-day virtual training seminar.
The Health Emergency Management Seminar – Trauma Management for Rural EMS And Community Hospitals (T-REACH) is designed to better prepare hospital and non-hospital response partners in planning, mitigating, responding to and recovering from natural and man-made disasters that impact the delivery of health care in a community or impact the environment of care for responders. The goal of the 2025 virtual seminar is to enhance the skills and knowledge of providers in the rural setting in the management of multi-injured patients and to understand the importance of working as a team of professionals in caring for patients with life-threatening traumatic injuries. Relevant information and stimulated discussions will focus on best practices in the management of trauma/disaster patients.
Based on presentations, participants will be able to:
- Discuss disaster triage principles and appropriate destination decisions through case study review
- Identify the various injury patterns and signs of shock that present in different patient populations
- Manage interventions appropriate to treat spinal trauma and burns prior to arrival at a trauma center
- Examine risks for post-traumatic injury and resources available to support patients after discharge
The target audience includes doctors, physician assistants, nurses, and EMS providers who provide trauma care to patients in rural areas in New York State.
Click here for the link to the 2025 program!
This free, virtual seminar will be from 8:30-12:00 on both April 24th and 25th. – Register Here
Topics include:
- Mass Casualty Triage/Treatment/Destinations
- Special Trauma Considerations
- Considerations for Special Patient Populations (UB|MD Emergency Medicine’s Dr. Innes)
- Burns
- Post injury
This seminar is a NYSDOH OHEP Pre-Approved Training. A Certificate of Attendance for each day will be available to all attendees who complete a post-session evaluation.
This activity is approved by NYS BEMS for a maximum of 3 EMS CME/day (max 6 EMS CME for attending both sessions). EMS CME Core/Non-Core Credits for each session will be listed on the Certificate of Attendance. EMS Attendees must attend the entire ½ day session to claim EMS CME.
Grant funds are available to cover the cost of CME for appropriate Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Coalition (HEPC) attendees that work in the Western, Central New York, Capital District, and Metropolitan Area Regions of NYS (excluding NYC). We ask that you only request CME if your NYS Licensed Profession requires continuing medical education for license/certification renewal. This may include physicians, mid-level providers, and nurses. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits are ONLY available for attending the live webinar session.
ACCREDITATION: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and SUNY Upstate Trauma Center, SUNY Upstate Golisano’s Children’s Hospital, Erie County Trauma Center, and John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital. The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CERTIFICATION: The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This seminar has been funded through a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under the 2024-2025 New York State Department of Health Office of Health Emergency Preparedness awarded to the University of Rochester Medical Center – Finger Lakes/Western Region Health Emergency Preparedness Training Center.