Pennsylvania EMS Safety Initiative

Would you be interested in joining the Southern Alleghenies EMS Council, Inc.? Here is your chance! We are looking for a part time Administrative Assistant to join our team. Please mail a letter of interest with your resume to 3013 Beale Avenue Suite B101 Altoona, PA 16601. Any questions please feel free to contact Jordan at [email protected].

We are excited to announce and introduce you to our new Executive Director, Jordan Anthony. Jordan brings 15 years of EMS experience to this role, 8 years of Helicopter EMS Critical Care and he has been a Nationally Registered Paramedic for 12 years. He is looking forward to this new opportunity and is excited to meet, get to know and work with the services, hospitals, 911 centers, training institutes and providers in our region. Jordan will officially be joining our team on June 20th.

Pictured below with Jordan is his wife Katie and their 3 adorable children…Jack, Jonah and Madelyn. Please give him a warm welcome!

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Between December 6-12, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center admitted 50 patients with COVID-19, 90% of whom were unvaccinated. As the virus persists at high levels locally, vaccines continue to be our best defense against hospitalization, severe illness, and death caused by COVID-19. Get vaccinated to protect yourself, your loved ones, and the most vulnerable people in our community. To find a vaccine location near you, visit www.Vaccines.gov.

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SAEMS Online Continuing Education Series 2 hours of online continuing education-December 1, 2021 at 7:00 pm Continuing Education Series December 1, 2021 7:00 pm-9:00 pm What? Two hours of online continuing education: Acute Pulmonary Edema 

Southern Alleghenies EMS Council is seeking candidates for an EMS Systems Coordinator position to coordinate EMS education and training within the region. Follow the link below for more information.

Adobe Acrobat - Systems Coordinator Announcement-2021.pdf Click or tap to view this file.

Sirens: Loud, Ineffective and Risky, Experts Say The overuse of lights and sirens, combined with speeding, pose heightened risks to emergency responders and civilians. One expert called it a “public health dilemma.”