Hawai‘i Division of Well being acknowledges Emergency Medical Providers Rising to the Problem in Hawai‘i throughout EMS Week
Posted on Might 20, 2022 in Newsroom
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Division of Well being (DOH) joins Gov. David Y. Ige in proclaiming Might 15-21 as Emergency Medical Providers Week in Hawai‘i. Emergency Medical Providers week acknowledges Hawai‘i’s devoted Emergency Medical Providers (EMS) practitioners and professionals.
“Each day throughout our state, EMS suppliers work with pace and experience to avoid wasting lives,” stated Dr. Alvin Bronstein, DOH EMS and Harm Prevention System Department chief. “This week, we acknowledge the every day heroism of our EMS suppliers and specific our gratitude for his or her response to the challenges offered by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The theme for this yr’s Nationwide EMS Week is “Rising to the Problem.” Nationwide EMS Week is supported by the American School of Emergency Physicians and the Nationwide Affiliation of Emergency Medical Technicians.
The division’s EMS and Harm Prevention System Department administers, maintains, and operates a state complete emergency medical providers system all through Hawai‘i that’s designed to scale back medical emergency deaths, accidents and everlasting long-term incapacity. 4 county companies make up the system and every county has the required personnel, amenities and tools to supply lifesaving emergency care.
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