Greetings,
Please see this important message from Catholic Healthcare Systems. Thank you!
Hello all –
Attached please find communication regarding universal masking precautions at Catholic Health. At this time, this is not a mandate, so individuals do have the right to refuse, but we are asking for everyone’s assistance in stopping the spread of the flu. Please distribute the attached communication to your providers and ask that they wear a mask when entering all Catholic Health facilities.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me, thank you.
Emily James (Rowles) MBA, EMT – P, NYS CIC
Emily James from Catholic Health asked that we share this message regarding CT services at the MACC this Friday 12/19/2025.
On Friday, December 19, 2025, from 2:30am – 4:30am Mercy Ambulatory Care Center will not have CT capabilities due to an electrical upgrade project. During this time please reroute any potential stroke patients as the MACC will not have the capability to obtain neuro imaging.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me, thank you.
Emily James (Rowles) MBA, EMT – P, NYS CIC
Good morning,
Please see the Vital Signs EMS Academy Training for the week of December 8, 2025. Please click the link below to see the flyer.
Link: http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/VSA-Live-Weekly-WEbinar-Flyer-Dec-8-2025.pdf
December 3rd – FALL EMS SPEAKER SERIES – THE HIDDEN TRUTH ABOUT STRANGULATION: AN URGENT CRISIS
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-Hidden-Truth-About-Strangulation-12-3-25.pdf
December 6th & 7th – NAEMT Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Provider Course
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/PHTLS-Announcement-12-2025-1.pdf
December 10th – FALL EMS SPEAKER SERIES – De – escalation Tactics
December 16th – AHA CPR BLS Provider Recertification Course
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CPR-Announcement-12-16-25.pdf
Greetings,
Please see the link below for the Vital Signs EMS Academy Training for the week of November 24, 2025
Thank you!
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/VSA-Live-webinar-flyer-11.24.25.pdf
Please see the link below for the Vital Signs EMS Academy offerings for the week of November 17th!
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/VSA-Weekly-Live-Webinar-Flyer-Nov-17-2025.pdf
Greetings,
The New York State Department of Health Division of EMS has just released Policy Statement 25-09 regarding the use of Supraglottic Airways for EMTs. A few things to note:
- Agencies who were approved under the pilot program do not need to resubmit for authorization.
- When your agency certification expires, you may be required to provide proof of the required data reporting and policies and procedures contained within the policy.
- Agencies are not required to possess recording and printing capabilities for continuous waveform capnography. A device that displays the waveform and end-tidal carbon monoxide (ETCO2) level is the minimum requirement.
- If an agency possesses a cardiac monitor with continuous waveform and ETCO2 capabilities, basic life support practitioners may use this feature when inserting an SGA, provided they are properly trained on agency specific equipment.
Please follow the link below for the policy statement posted by State EMS. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions.
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Policy-Statenebt-25-09.pdf
Greetings,
For our Agencies that transport into Rochester please make note of these two announcements from MLREMS on behalf of Rochester Regional Health System:
Rochester General Hospital:
RGH will be waxing the floors in EMS triage on 11/7/25, from 7:00am-11:00am. EMS crews will need to enter through the Decon entrance during that time.
Unity Hospital:
The EMS canopy at Unity is going to be replaced. Work will start 11/17 and should last about a month. Attached is a memo with a diagram regarding the change. The EMS entrance will remain open with some temporary changes in traffic flow.
**the link for the Unity Memo can be found here:
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ambulance-drop-off-canapy-project.pdf