Marking national EMS week

This week the entire country is celebrating National Emergency Medical Services week (May 16-22). It’s a time set aside by the American College of Emergency Physicians to salute the more than 750,000 professionals and volunteers who are “lifesavers” every day.

The heroic actions and selfless behavior we witness from paramedics and EMTs during local, state and national disasters paint a memorable picture of an industry that exists to provide quick, immediate access to important, first-response healthcare.

Sometimes they do their work in the spotlight; sometimes they are quietly at work in someone’s home or school, but I would be remiss if I let the week pass without letting our community know what an incredible team it can count on when it comes to medical emergencies.

Emergency physicians are only one component of the team. It’s a great feeling to know that our players “in the field” are so well trained and well versed in emergency medicine. Our EMTs, paramedics and dispatchers, as well as all of the fire and rescue personnel, are hard working. Our community is fortunate to have such dedicated professionals.

Within our hospital, our nursing staff and support team work tirelessly to perform everything from the mundane to the miraculous. Their skills and unfailing attention to detail are essential to our emergency medical system.

I hope you will join me in recognizing all of these valuable members of our community.

Sincerely,

Dr. James Rudolph,

medical director,

Jay County Hospital

Department of

Emergency Medicine

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