Congratulations to the City of Green Fire Department on their new ambulance! Penn Care recently delivered a 2011 Braun Super Chief Ambulance to the department in North Canton, Ohio. The department has an Advanced Life Saving emergency response team overseen by Chief Robert Calderone.

This is the 3rd Braun ambulance that the City of Green Fire Department has purchased. They chose the 2011 Braun Super Chief Ambulance because of the custom designed interior layout. The interior layout enhances medic safety to ensure that the first responders themselves stay safe in route. A gallery of images on this vehicle can be seen here.

The large roomy interior of the Braun Super Chief ambulance is a much desired feature, making it the premier ambulance in the industry. With over 73 inches of headroom and additional storage areas to house equipment, it’s quite spacious. A wide choice of colors and materials allow each ambulance customer to customize the patient compartment.

You can learn more about the Braun Super Chief ambulance here.

The 2011 dates for the emsCharts User Conference have been announced. New this year, the event will be structured around a 2 day format. It will be held on Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 18 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA. Jamie Ciccone from Penn Care will be in attendance at the event. Details forthcoming, so stop back here soon!

The emsCharts User Conference is designed for emsCharts administrators and power users/trainers. It covers advanced features of emsCharts to enhance your knowledge of the product. Last year’s conference included two tracks for attendees. Track 1 was for Administrators and Advanced Users who wanted to learn to improve their operational processes through emsCharts. Track 2 was for users looking to get more out of the additional modules included with their emsCharts subscriptions.  This year promises to cover a lot of great information and we’re excited to share the details as they are announced from emsCharts.

What is emsCharts?

emsCharts is a dynamic electronic data collection and management solution for emergency medical professionals. Their suite of products gives air medical and ground emergency medical services the advantage of mobile access to web-based data collection applications at the total lowest cost of ownership as compared to other electronic patient care reporting (EPCR) products out there.  It is Nemsis Gold Compliant Software. To learn more about emsCharts, visit our emsCharts overview page on our website.

The month of March boasts a few big events in the EMS industry… and Penn Care is excited to be participating in them all!

EMS Today: The JEMS Conference and Exposition will be held March 1 thru 5 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. The conference is focused on offering continuing education for EMS professionals. The faculty at EMS Today are experts in their field and in the EMS Community; the 2011 education sessions will focus on the future of EMS with cutting-edge EMS topics. Aside from receiving top notch education to help advance your career, the EMS Today conference offers the opportunity to network with thousands of other motivated EMS professionals to share ideas and lessons-learned. Penn Care will be present in the Exhibit Hall at the event. The Exhibit Hall will highlight the latest technology, innovations and trends to make your job safer and more efficient. For more information on the event, please visit their website.

FDIC (Fire Department Instructors Conference) is one event everyone at Penn Care looks forward to attending year after year. In 2011, the event will be held March 21 thru 26 at the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. FDIC is the fire services #1 event with hundreds of classroom sessions, Hands-On-Training (H.O.T.) evolutions and workshops, and the fire service’s largest exhibition showcasing more than 1,000 companies. Penn Care will be present at the Braun ambulance booth. Stop by to see a Braun Freedom ambulance on a MetroStar chassis, Braun Chief XL ambulance on a TerraStar chassis and a custom built truck. Braun ambulance models will also be on display in the GM, Dodge and Hino booths. For more details on FDIC, please visit this website.

Lastly, March is host to EMS Update 2011. This is the twenty-fourth annual conference and exhibition sponsored by Western Regional EMS, Inc. and produced by the EMS Institute. The conference will be held at Seven Springs Mountain Resort March 24 thru 26. WREMS is a non-profit organization devoted to sponsoring educational activities on behalf of the EMS Institute. Most of the classes at the EMS Update count toward continuing education requirements for first responders, EMTs, EMT-paramedics and health professionals as defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. Continuing education credits also may be applied to EMS certifications from other states. Penn Care will be participating as an exhibitor in the Exhibition and Marketplace. Learn more about the EMS Update 2011 here.