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Happy Holidays from UB|MD EMS!

This holiday season, we extend our warmest wishes to all the Providers and Agencies we serve who are celebrating Christmas, and Hanukkah, as well as all the joys of the holiday season.

To those lighting the menorah, sharing meals, or exchanging gifts under the tree, may your celebrations be filled with love, laughter, and cherished memories.

To all the providers in the Wyoming-Erie and Big Lakes regions working on the holidays, we wish everyone a safe and peaceful shift.

Stay safe, enjoy the festivities, and remember to take care of one another.

From our family to yours, Happy Holidays!

Greetings Everyone,

An important message from Catholic Health:

On Thursday 12/26/2024 MHOB ED will be undergoing repairs in the hallway leading to the front EMS triage area.  Please advise your crews that on Thursday 12/26/2024 they will not be able to proceed to the front triage area as they are used to so we are asking that they enter the back ER doors, near the EMS room, with all patients until the hallway has been reopened.

Please see attached diagram for further explanation.

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Flooring-Repair-Ambulance-Hallway.pdf

Greetings Everyone,

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AED-Initiative.pdf

Greetings Everyone,

A message from the State DOH:

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Health-Advisory-EMS-IV-Fluid-Conservation-24.10.09.pdf

Greetings Everyone,

The RTAC (Regional Trauma Advisory Committee) has released its first every Trauma Talk Newsletter. Please check this out for important information from the trauma side of EMS.

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Trauma-Talk-Newsletter-Sept-2024.pdf

Greetings Everyone,

Please see the below message regarding a quick survey on ET3:

Dear NYS EMTs and Paramedics,

Researchers at Mount Sinai are investigating prehospital provider experiences related to treat-in-place, alternative destination transports, and the recent CMS ET3 initiative. We ask agency leaders to please share with EMTs and Paramedics. Please consider completing the below anonymous survey to provide your feedback. The survey is designed to take less than 3 minutes. Any questions can be directed to samuel.sondheim@mountsinai.org.

Please click here to complete the survey.

Thank you,

Luis Castillo, EMTP and Samuel Sondheim, MD MBA

Greetings Everyone,

ALSTAR in Jamestown will be hosting a CCEMT-P course starting at the end of October. If interested, please click on the link for more details

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alstar-CCEMTP-course.pdf

Greetings Everyone,

I have been informed that the class being conducted by Catholic Health this Wednesday, August 14th, 2024 in Niagara County, has been cancelled.

Greetings Everyone,

The State BEMS has received an application for a course sponsor to upgrade by adding the Paramedic Program to their educational program. Please see the message below:

Application Number: 24-07

Application Type: Upgrade- Paramedic Program

Additional Information:

An application has been received from a course sponsor in your area for an upgrade to become a Paramedic Program. This status would allow them to provide original Paramedic courses to providers in both Erie County and the surrounding communities.

In accordance with the State EMS Code 800.20(a)(3), in addition to determining this sponsor’s capabilities to meet the requirements, the department must also consider the impact this potential sponsorship will have on education in the area. The survey can be found here: https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubpal/builder/survey/course-sponsorship-impact-survey

This survey will remain open for two weeks from when you received your email. To assist us in making this determination, we are requesting your input.

Thank you for your time in this quick survey.

Please take a moment to fill this out. Thank you.