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Intricacies of an EMS Call
It’s four o’clock in the morning and you find that you can’t wake up your partner. After an agonizing moment, you decide you need to call 911. Dispatch takes your call; they determine where you are and ask you questions about the situation. They may even guide you through CPR on the phone. In most…
2021 Paramedic Response Times for San Juan Island EMS
With the upcoming election, many members of the public have asked questions about various aspects of operations at San Juan Island EMS, including questions regarding paramedic roles in emergency response. As a public agency and a subsidiary of San Juan County Public Hospital District #1, we encourage curiosity from the community in the day-to-day operations…
Lights & Sirens Newsletter Winter 2022
EMS Management Updates, Staff Introductions, Long-term Care, Save a Life Program, Levy Renewal and New EMT Class.
New EMT Training Starts January 6!
Apply to become a Washington State Certified EMT! Learn valuable skills, help your island neighbors and be part of a professional and well respected medical team.
Lights & Sirens Newsletter Fall 2021
Combined, our team of medics have 87 years of emergency service experience.
Lights & Sirens Newsletter Summer 2021
Maintaining your health is a lot like maintaining your car or home. If you are good at maintenance and catch…
How to Receive or Renew your CPR/First Aid Certification
Due to the restrictions on meetings, San Juan EMS is not currently holding in-person classes for new or renewing CPR…
San Juan Island is the Tops
Traveling website TripAdvisor.com has rated San Juan Island one of it’s top 10 islands in the country to come and visit. Click here to see their story on us.
Flight Nurse Practitioner Onboard
San Juan Island EMS and Medevac’s Island Air ambulance is proud to introduce our newest member. Trish Fenstermacher, MSN, ACNP, RN, CFRN, CEN jpoins the Island Air Ambulance team as both Flight Nurse Practitioner as well as Critical Care Education Officer. Trish has over 20 years as a paramedic, registered nurse and flight nurse in…
Novel Coronavirus
You’ve likely heard about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that originated in China late last year. The first case in the United States was reported at Providence Regional…
THANK YOU!
A big shout out to some kind folks
New EMT Class for 2019
San Juan EMS welcomes a new crew of student EMTs! The class will officially begin in January with…