PULSE Magazine | May 2019 Issue

May 2019

Contents

Featured News

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NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK

During Emergency Medical Services Week, we pay tribute to our Nation’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers, whose selfless dedication and extraordinary efforts help save countless lives each day.

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“CLICK IT OR TICKET” PRESS CONFERENCE HONORING THE KAILEE MILLS FOUNDATION

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BEYOND THE CALL

On Wednesday, May 1st the “Click it or Ticket” press conference was held at Republic Square Park in Austin. This year’s event highlighted the work of the Kailee Mills Foundation. David Mills, CEO of the Kailee Mills Foundation, conveyed his family’s heartbreaking story.

For many in EMS, the sense of responsibility to care for the community doesn’t end when the shift does. EMS means more than dedication to duty and lifesaving patient care. EMS is also community care that takes time, energy and heart—far beyond the scope of your everyday calling.

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MEET –A-MEDIC

A CULTURE OF IMPROVEMENT

Have you been following ATCEMS Recruiting’s Meet-A -Medic Blog posts? If not we’ve collected their most recent posts to help you get to know your peers a little better. Meet-A-Medic blog posts are shared on the ATCEMS Facebook page every Monday.

Chief Rodriguez was recently featured in an article for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The IHI uses improvement science to advance and sustain better outcomes in health and health care across the world.

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