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We’re committed to <br />our industry, too <br />With the responsibility for delivering care to <br />more than 1 million citizens and keeping 600- <br />plus emergency medical providers trained in the <br />latest skills, it can be a challenge to stay abreast of <br />the continuing changes in our industry—and for <br />disseminating those changes down to our staff. Allina <br />Health EMS has proven time and again that we are <br />not only up to this task, but that we are a willing <br />participant in helping to implement these changes. <br />New recertification standards were recently released <br />by the nation’s EMS certification organization, the <br />National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. <br />While the standards are not mandatory, the state of <br />Minnesota’s EMS Regulatory Board (EMSRB) chose to <br />implement them, and Allina Health EMS stepped up, <br />as usual, to get involved in the process. <br />EMSRB Executive Director Tony Spector turned to <br />the leadership at Allina Health EMS to help advance <br />the new standards, called the National Continued <br />Competency Program (NCCP), because he considers <br />our organization a valuable player at the state level. <br />Susan Long and her team provided subject matter <br />expertise, curriculum development and analysis of the <br />forthcoming educational changes. They spent months <br />writing some of the core training content, and the new <br />versions are rolling out to EMS providers in the area. <br />For that, Spector is grateful. <br />“Allina has been and continues to be at the forefront <br />of improving and advancing EMS education, never <br />losing sight of the fact that the goal has always been <br />and continues to be about providing the best possible <br />pre-hospital patient care,” he says. <br />Regardless of the change from Care Goals to EMS Best, Allina Health EMS remains <br />committed to providing excellent clinical care to all patients. Associate Medical Director <br />Andrew Stevens, MD, who joined the team in June 2016, sees it every time he joins <br />his providers in the field. “Our employees take the research, the training, the goals <br />and the compassion and they put them into this seamless product on the scene of an <br />emergency,” he says. “It’s like watching an efficient, choreographed team perform at its <br />best for the patient.” <br />Minnesota’s EMS Regulatory Board Executive Director Tony Spector appreciates our <br />commitment to supporting education standards for our employees and others. <br />6 7 Allina Health EMS Community Report