The University of Iowa Emergency Treatment Center recently expanded to better care for more than 40,000 patients annually. Its medical helicopter service, AirCare, made 1,317 life-saving flights across the region this past fiscal year. And its Trauma Center, based at UI Hospitals and Clinics, is Iowa's only residency program in emergency medicine and one of only two Level I trauma centers in the state.
These are just a few of the many ways that UI Health Care specialists in emergency medicine answer the call to serve Iowans every day, around the clock, anywhere they are needed. And its why they and other Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers across the country are being celebrated May 18-24 as part of National EMS Week.
EMS professionals at UI Hospitals and Clinics fill a wide range of roles in their service to Iowa. Educators in the Emergency Medical Services Learning Resource Center (EMSLRC), for instance, help Iowa communities by providing training for physicians, nurses, paramedics and other emergency-care providers.
"Providing emergency medical services is a team effort, starting with the 9-1-1 dispatcher who picks up the phone to the first-responders and EMTs/paramedics to the emergency department personnel who subsequently care for the patient," said Azeemuddin Ahmed, M.D., medical director for UI AirCare and EMSLRC. "The entire University of Iowa Department of Emergency Medicine is proud to be part of the EMS team effort here within our state of Iowa and the entire region. We salute our EMS providers for their service, dedication and commitment to quality patient care."
More information is available online at http://www.uihealthcare.com/emslrc.
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