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NEXT MEETING is Tuesday July 14, 2009 at the South Carolina Office of Rural Health, 1:00 p.m.

IMPORTANT!!!!

DHEC Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Update from CDC-for EMS… (CLICK HERE)

EMS WEEK MESSAGE

As we approach another EMS week let’s all take a moment to reflect on why we answer the calls. Day and night, rain or shine, whether you’re on your 18^th run in an urban jungle or going stir-crazy from hours of unfulfilled anticipation at a remote rural sub-station…sure, you have your personal reasons. We know that you also do it because you care. There is no greater calling than to help the sick and injured and to reduce morbidity and mortality.

At this special time, the board of directors of the South Carolina Rural EMS Coalition says…THANK YOU… to the services large and small, EMTs, Intermediates and Paramedics and to our allied EMS agencies and organizations:

SC DHEC EMS Division

SC Office of Rural Health

Regional EMS Councils

SC EMS Association

SC EMS Educators Association

SC EMS PIER Team

Let’s all have a good EMS Week and a safe year!

And The Winner Is

The winner of the EMS Action Clock drawing from our booth at the SC EMS Symposia is Kirstin Peaslee of the Pacolet Mills Rescue Squad.

Welcome New Members

Midway Fire Rescue

Terry Oliver

William Tatum

Tami Massey, MD

Tony Hucks

Belton EMS

Pickens County EMS

Rodney Herd

Timmonsville Rescue Squad

Merrie Willis

Kate Smith

Landrum Rescue Squad

SC EMS Symposium

Your coalition was present at the 2009 SC EMS Symposium. We got to visit with many of you in Myrtle Beach and gave away over 300 of our new pocket reference book.

SCREMSC Exhibit at EMS Symposia

Congratulations to LANDRUM RESCUE SQUAD the 2009 SC Small EMS Service of the Year!

SCREMSC Featured In National Magazine

The January Issue of Rural Roads published by the National Rural Health Association has a short article about rural EMS in South Carolina and the creation of the SC Rural EMS Coalition. The article was written by our executive director Bill Minikiewicz.

Membership Approves Two Position Papers

At the October meeting, the membership approved a position paper asking for better quality assurance feedback from trauma centers and medical helicopter services. The membership also approved a paper asking for representation on the DHEC EMS Advisory Council. (Read the papers here.)