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Regional Coordination Center Continues History of Excellence!
The Methodist Hospitals Paramedic Education Program has received
accreditation through The Committee on Accreditation of Emergency
Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). Accreditation represents a
method to ensure the students and the community that an educational
program meets uniform, nationally accepted standards. The Commission
on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
awarded Accreditation to the Emergency Medical Services Programs in
2004. Methodist Hospitals is currently the only hospital in
Northwest Indiana that has maintained national accreditation
following the guidelines established by the Committee on Allied
Health Education and Accreditation.This accreditation is a result of
the professionalism and high standards held by our RCC.
For over 25 years, the hospital's Regional Coordination Center
for Emergency Medical Services has provided training programs for
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics over a seven-county
area, including continuing education programs for national
certification. The Center also actively participates in planning for
the management and prevention of disasters countywide.
In 1973, Methodist responded to the Gary Fire Department's need
for EMS training as they assumed responsibility for ambulance
service. Under the guidance and medical direction of Dr. Dave E.
Ross and Sherry Burger MSN, the first Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
class graduated in June 1975.
By 1976, the governor of the State of Indiana designated
Methodist as Regional Coordinating Center for a seven-county area
serving Northwest Indiana: Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Stark, Jasper,
Pulaski, and Newton. The RCC was accredited by the Indiana State
Emergency Management Agency (ISEMA). EMS providers throughout
Northwest Indiana have received specialized training in Basic and
Advanced Life Support techniques as a result of the RCC and The
Methodist Hospital’s staff education offered programs.
Caption for photo: Emery Garwick, EMTP, State Primary Instructor,
Yvonne Rodriguez, B.S., EMTP, Program Instructor and Joseph Paunicka,
BS, EMTP, Program Director pictured in front of training site for
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics at Methodist Hospitals
Midlake Campus.
For more information or to interview/photograph Methodist
Hospital employees, please contact me, my contact information is
located below.
Amber Raza
Marketing and Corporate Communications
P: 219.886.4474
F: 219.886.4592
E:
araza@methodisthospitals.org
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