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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) kicks off the 40th annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week starting May 19th with events in communities across the nation, as well as several national events organized around the theme “EMS: One Mission. One Team.”  EMS for Children (EMSC) Day, focusing on EMS response to children, child safety…

Today we thank and celebrate National Air Medical Communication Specialist Day with our amazing dispatch partner at Northwest Medstar! These professionals are truly the wind beneath our wings, keep us safe, and make all of the work possible. Northwest Medstar is the 2012 Air Medical Program of the year and is also home to Stephen Johnson,…

On Saturday May 11, a multi-agency mass casualty exercise was held on San Juan Island. Participants included San Juan Island EMS, Island Air Ambulance, San Juan Island Fire, San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, and the Peace Island Hospital Emergency Department.

Do you have the skills needed to prepare, survive and recover from a natural disaster? Join Dante Shields, the internationally famous disaster specialist, and his genius prodigy, Mika, in the high-tech holographic simulation gameshow, Disaster Hero.

Congratulations to out dispatch partner, Northwest MedStar! Northwest MedStar was awarded a “Business on a Roll” award Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon, an event attended by more than 500 people to celebrate the success of the business community. Eight awards were presented by the…

The new Revel Ventilator was recently used on a critical patient that was flown via Island Air Ambulance when other mainland based air resources were unable to come to the island because of foggy weather. “The state-of-the-art ventilator performed flawlessly,” stated Critical Care Transport Director Larry Wall, RN, BNS, CEN, CFRN, CMTE.  “This and other…

 Hands only CPR saves lives in OUR community. LEARN IT!

Wilderness Classes available in 2013! Click here for more information. We are the Northwest affiliate of the SOLO Wilderness Medical School, the leader in wilderness medicine training in the United States.

We are extremely excited about the new PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center and all of the amazing things that it is already doing.  We have documented over 45 patients who have been able to be successfully treated on island that normally would have been flown to the mainland. The hospital has seen over 30 inpatient admissions and…

San Juan Island EMS and Medevac (Island Air Ambulance) is offering water egress training to its personnel and SJPA pilots through the gracious support of Island Air, Inc. Besides EMS personnel is is open free of charge to SJPA members. Tuesday January 15th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm. At the new Frank Wilson San Juan EMS…

Congratulations to Seattle EMS agencies who continue to lead the nation is cardiac arrest survival! http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2013/01/seattles-survival-rate-for-cardiac.html?surround=etf&ana=e_article