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BURTON VIEW — Medstar, Michigan’s most integrated EMS and mobile healthcare provider, awarded the Burton Eagles an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), Feb. 28. When someone’s heart suddenly stops beating, every minute counts. AEDs can significantly improve the outcomes of cardiac arrest patients. The Burton Eagles, 3317 E. Bristol Rd., have taken a big step to save…
Detroit, MI WDIV – The rescue efforts on the field Monday night are being credited with saving Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s life. That emergency situation has put a new focus on the equipment and training it would take to respond to a similar crisis, no matter where it happens. The first step in being…
Tri-County Times – On the afternoon of May 12, 2022 Fenton police, fire, and EMS units were dispatched for a man down on the side of the road, possibly in cardiac arrest. When Fenton patrol officers Jones and Whitman arrived on location (within two minutes of being dispatched), they immediately performed CPR and updated the…
Placement made possible through the EMS organization’s “Shock and Save initiative“ On June 26th, Medstar, Michigan’s largest EMS and mobile health provider, presented an automated external defibrillator (AED) to North Branch Wesleyan Church. The donation was made possible through funds raised through Medstar’s “Shock and Save Initiative.” Medstar provides matching funds from community events to ensure more…
Follow these tips to protect yourself Stay Connected Never leave infants, children, older adults, individuals with disabilities, or pets in a vehicle unattended. Cars can quickly heat up to dangerous temperatures, even with a window cracked open. Check-in on older adults and individuals with chronic health conditions at least twice daily. When visiting, ask yourself…
Lansing, Mich. (WLNS) – COVID-19 doesn’t stop at testing lines or hospitals. It’s all over the community and every day, EMT workers who are already on the front lines responding to life and death situations have the pandemic to deal with. Last week, 6 News brought you the story of James Swindlehurst, a Mid-Michigan EMT…
Mid-Michigan Now — Demand is outweighing the supply of monoclonal antibody infusions. Medstar started doing at-home infusions but because they needed to help more people they opened clinics across the region to administer more treatments to people. Medstar is the only ambulance service in this region to offer Monoclonal Antibodies what started out as one…
Kolby Miller, CEO of Clinton Township-based MedStar, an EMS provider serving Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties, said offering overtime and additional incentives is not a long-term solution to this long-standing workforce shortage. Currently, MedStar has around 900 full- and part-time personnel on its clinical operations team. “We are investing in full-time personnel who are joining…
Second Wave Michigan — “Community paramedics can help high-risk, high-utilizing patient populations, who are going to be older; have one, two, or more comorbidities; and have been seeking care through the emergency department or other means,” says Andrew Brown, vice president of stakeholder integration for Medstar, southeast Michigan’s largest EMS and mobile health provider, serving Bay,…
Crain’s Detroit Business — Ambulance services can transfer patients only to or from a community in which they are licensed. Those licensed service providers are also usually required to maintain dedicated ambulances in a given community around the clock for 911 calls, said Kolby Miller, CEO of Medstar. Rural communities may not need another truck…
Today, we recognize Paramedic Rick Hyde, EMT Sedrick Fornari, and EMT Jade Bennett. The crew was dispatched to an 89 year old female patient in the city of Flint having breathing problems. Upon the crew arrival, the patient was moved to the floor and found to have no pulse. Cardiac compressions were initiated, and the…
MedStar Ambulance in Clinton Township has a new employee—one that provides comfort to the rest. Roscoe, the rescued Golden Retriever-mix, spends his days at the Clinton Township location greeting the EMTs as they come and go. MedStar adopted Roscoe last month from the non-profit dog rescue Pro-Pet-Otic Foundation in Ferndale. Director Michael James helped free…
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