Congratulations on another successful year here in the Midstate Region Go Team Midstate

Inductees to the EMS Memorial will be honored next week in Albany. May 19th at 11:00. All EMSers are welcome to attend. If you are planning on attending with a EMS vehicle and would like to show it off at the memorial you must contact Donna Johnson at 518 402-0996 to confirm.

Summer 2010 CPR

Time is running out to get your tickets for two great upcoming EMS events. The annual Midstate Awards Banquet  May 21st and the best little Trauma Teaching Day June 4th. Banquet tickets are available at Resource or from Chris 738-8351 and for the Trauma teaching Day call Sharon at STEMC 798-8127

Central Oneida County Ambulance has 35 classroom desks they are willing to donate.  The desks are in “decent” condition and are available to any EMS Agency that is interested.  These will need to be picked up soon, call COC at 853-2118 for more information

Faxton-St Luke’s will be hosting a 12 lead class April 21st 19:00 to 21:00 at the St Luke’s Home. Please be their guest at this informative learning experience. Hors D’ Oeuvres and beverages will be provided. This is a great opportunity to brush up on your 12 lead skills. All are welcome please RSVP to Resource at 624-4534.

Tickets are available for the Midstate  Annual EMS Awards Banquet being held May 21, 2010 at the Vernon Downs Casino and resort. Tickets may be purchased at Resource, the EMS office or by sending a check and SASE to Chris at 2521 Sunset Ave Utica NY 13502. Tickets are $15 and special room rates of $79 are available from Vernon Downs. Please be sure to get all your award nominations into us no later than May 1st. Any questions please contact us.

The Mohawk Valley will host the New York State Special Olympics on June 4-6, 2010.  We need volunteer EMS providers, Nurses, and Physicians to assist with the medical coverage for this great event.

You will find the application schedule and application here:
http://midstateems.dreamhosters.com/docs/SpecialOlympics2010/

If you are available any of part or the whole day your support will be appreciated.

The Faxton St. Luke’s EMS Programs and Midstate REMSCO will co-host a Operators and Training Workshop on Tuesday April 13, 2010 7PM at the Sogg’s Room (St. Luke’s campus).  The session will provide updated operational information from both regional and state operations.  The second session will provide an update on the Continuing Medical Education recertification program (pilot program).  Information will be presented by both Faxton St. Luke’s Course Sponsorship and NYS DOH.  Agencies are encouraged to send one operations and one training and education representative.  No pre-registration in needed, coffee and light snacks will be provided.  

Effective April 6, 2010 and for approximately the next 4 months, Oneida Healthcare will institute a new traffic plan.

Agencies  are encouraged to email Oneida Healthcare to set up a time stop in on April 5 to review the plans and check out the changes.

A PDF of  the proposed traffic pattern at available here.