Events

EMS Week 2023 Celebrates The Pre-Hospital Profession

This year marks the 48th year that a week-long celebration of the EMS profession will take place in May. This year’s theme is “EMS. Where Emergency Care Begins.”

The first EMS Week was recognized in 1974 when President Gerald Ford authorized the week-long celebration to recognize EMS practitioners and the important work we do in our communities. This year, EMS Week will occur May 21 – 27, 2023, with the following themes for each day of the week:
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Eight Pennsylvania Municipalities Solve EMS Crisis by Creating First-of-its-Kind Regional Municipal Authority

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (February 15, 2023) – After a year-long cooperative process, eight municipalities in Pennsylvania have incorporated a first-of-its-kind regional municipal authority to address the region’s emergency medical services crisis.
The new Municipal Emergency Services Authority of Lancaster County will fund, manage and provide EMS services to member municipalities in northwest Lancaster County. It will be the first rate-setting regional municipal emergency services authority in Pennsylvania. The founding municipalities are Conoy Township, East Donegal Township, Elizabethtown Borough, Elizabeth Township, Marietta ...

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Save A Life Events Available To The Public

The day after a tragedy is not the day to learn the simple live-saving skills that may have saved the life of your loved one.

In an out of hospital cardiac arrest or traumatic hemorrhage injury, it’s the family member or bystander who renders effective care that is the critical link to survival for the victim. What you do in those few minutes before the arrival of the ambulance makes all the difference.

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