McHENRY – Centegra Health System recognizes the outstanding commitment that emergency medical personnel make on behalf of the McHenry County area and celebrates their dedication to safety and prevention.
During Emergency Medical Services Week May 20-26, Centegra celebrates the vital public service that members of emergency medical services teams provide, especially the lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This year’s theme is “EMS: More than a job, a calling.”
“Quality emergency care dramatically improves the survival and recovery rate of those who experience sudden illness or injury,” said Cindy Amore, Centegra Health System EMS manager and system coordinator. “During this week we honor and celebrate the local emergency medical technicians and paramedics, dispatchers and billers, supervisors and educators; everyone who helps make our EMS System run smoothly all year long,” she added.
The emergency medical services system consists of emergency physicians, emergency nurses, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, emergency medical dispatchers, firefighters, educators, administrators and others. The members of emergency medical services teams, whether career or volunteer, engage in thousands of hours of specialized training and continuing education to enhance their lifesaving skills.”It is completely appropriate to recognize the value and the accomplishments of emergency medical services providers by celebrating Emergency Medical Services Week,” Amore said.The following list encompasses the agencies who routinely transport patients to the Centegra hospitals or within the guidance of the McHenry Western Lake County EMS System:
- Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District
- Antioch Rescue
- A-Tec Ambulance
- Cary Fire Protection District
- Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department
- Flight For Life-McHenry
- Fox Lake Fire Department
- Fox River Grove Fire Protection District
- Hebron Rescue
- Huntley Fire Protection District
- Lakewood Fire Department
- Lake Villa Rescue
- Marengo Rescue Squad
- McHenry Township Fire Protection District
- Nunda Rural Fire Protection District
- Rescue Eight Ambulance
- Richmond Township Fire Protection District
- Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District
- Spring Grove Fire Protection District
- Wauconda Fire Protection District
- Wonder Lake Fire Protection District
- Woodstock Fire Protection District
In addition, Centegra Health System congratulates the Flight For Life-McHenry program on its 25th anniversary in McHenry County. Flight For Life-McHenry has been operative at Centegra Hospital-McHenry since May of 1987. Centegra associates Dr. George Gallant and Bill Riggs started a search in 1986 for a way to bring a helicopter to McHenry as a base, and not just as a landing site for visiting helicopters. They attended flight conferences and read thousands of ambulance reports to prove there were enough serious trauma and medical calls to justify having an on-site helicopter in McHenry County. In its 25 years in McHenry County, Flight For Life has safely flown 12,000 patients.Centegra Health System is committed to meeting the healthcare needs of the residents of greater McHenry County and to making services available in multiple and convenient locations, including hospitals in McHenry and Woodstock, Immediate and Primary Care centers, Centegra Sage Cancer Center, Health Bridge Fitness Centers and more. As the region’s leading healthcare provider, Centegra Health System continues to bring the latest treatments and technology, along with the skills of nearly 4,000 medical professionals, to meet the needs of the growing McHenry County community. For more information on Centegra Health System visit centegra.org, search Centegra Health System on Facebook or Twitter or call 877-CENTEGRA (877-236-8347).
