The new Frank Wilson EMS Building is now under construction at the site of the new Peace Island Medical Center near the airport. The groundwork is almost complete and the foundation is going in next. Stay tunes for updates as the work progresses.
This is a website dedicated to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty of providing air medial services. A local Friday Harbor artist will be designing a statue for the garden. Please visit their website and consider giving a generous contribution to help make the Air Medical Memorial a reality.
James Bryner BA, RN, CEN, EMT-P is a Flight Nurse/Medic for us and was born and raised in California where he obtained a Bachelors degree in psychology from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Seeking a way to help people in a more direct, hands-on fashion, he went back to school and received his nursing…
Our island home lost a beloved family member, treasured friend, and caring advocate when Michael Roger succumbed to lymphoma on Thursday evening, October 20, 2011. He was in the care of Hospice House in Bellingham, where family and friends were close by his side during his brief stay. Michael spent his professional career defending the…
It’s Safety Fair Time! Games, a coloring contest, a rescue demonstration, food and lots of fun are on the agenda at the Safety Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 9, at the Mullis Street Fire Station. Participating agencies include the San Juan Island Fire Department, San Juan Island Emergency Medical Services,…
The EMTs, Paramedics, Flight Nurses and Pilots of our agency.
Record tourism and increased population necessitate a robust and world class EMS and transportation system here in the San Juans. We have just that! Island Air Ambulance is ready for the summer. After a long winter of preparation of extra pilot training, additional medical training for the EMTs and Paramedics, affiliation with regional and national…
National EMS week is being celebrated here on San Juan Island May 15-21, 2011.
Kings Marine through their efforts to hold the Frank Wilson Memorial Fishing Derby have made a generous donation of $2,500 to San Juan Island EMS. The funds will be used for the New Frank Wilson EMS Building under construction along with the new hospital project groundbreaking July 23rd this summer.
San Juan Island EMS has again increased its ability to treat critically ill and injured patients through cutting edge technology. The Glidescope Ranger is an advance airway camera that allows the paramedic to look deep into the airway and place a breathing tube without compromising the patient’s neck. This state of the art technology is…
Dr. Malcolm Heath 2011 featured pilot at SJ Aviation Museum Presentation 1 p.m. March 27 FH Airport Click here for a terrific story on Dr. Heath as reported on the SanJuanIslander.com!
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: As the situation at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station evolves, it is worth highlighting to islanders that at this time there is widespread agreement by experts that there is no potential hazard to the mainland United States, even in the event of a catastrophic meltdown. The distance…