Allegheny Health Network and Marvel Comics Collaborate to Honor Unsung Healthcare Heroes in Emergency Medical Services
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Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has collaborated with the legendary Marvel Comics to tell the true-life stories of first medical responders from AHN and community EMS services. Set in the winter of 2020, the first responders’ stories are brought to life in a comic book, titled “The Vitals: True EMS Stories,” that was unveiled to the public today. The Vitals: True EMS Stories a collaboration of Allegheny Health Network and Marvel Comics, tells EMS workers real-life stories during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are thrilled to see our EMS providers portrayed as the heroes they truly are, and we hope seeing “The Vitals: True EMS Stories” gives them a moment of pride at the remarkable work they have done over the past year. - Bob Twaddle, Vice President, Prehospital Care Services, AHN
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Barry Wright, Westfield Memorial Hospital facilities manager, is pictured with Karen Surkala, Westfield Memorial Hospital president.
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WESTFIELD – Thirteen first response groups have a new supply of personal protective equipment thanks to the Allegheny Health Network.
As the ongoing support of local EMS providers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic continues from both Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network is providing bulk supplies of personal protective equipment to local EMS agencies.
The effort has been ongoing for a couple of weeks, and on Tuesday, it was Westfield Memorial Hospital’s turn.
“Today we’re distributing PPE to volunteer fire departments and EMS providers throughout Chautauqua County,” said Westfield Memorial Hospital president Karen Surkala. “It’s part of Westfield Hospital’s, Allegheny Health Network’s, and Highmark’s initiative to give back to the people who s
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Barry Wright, Westfield Memorial Hospital facilities manager, is pictured with Karen Surkala, Westfield Memorial Hospital president.
WESTFIELD Thirteen first response groups have a new supply of personal protective equipment thanks to the Allegheny Health Network.
As the ongoing support of local EMS providers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic continues from both Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network is providing bulk supplies of personal protective equipment to local EMS agencies.
The effort has been ongoing for a couple of weeks, and on Tuesday, it was Westfield Memorial Hospital’s turn.
“Today we’re distributing PPE to volunteer fire departments and EMS providers throughout Chautauqua County,” said Westfield Memorial Hospital president Karen Surkala. “It’s part of Westfield Hospital’s, Allegheny Health Network’s, and Highmark’s initiative to give back to the peopl
AHN Grove City Hospital and Superior Ambulance have joined forces to participate in a pilot study exploring the rapid use of antibiotics by emergency medical professionals to prevent infections from open, or compound bone fractures. Such fractures are characterized by an open wound or break in the skin near the site of the broken bone, where infections often develop. As part of the study protocol, EMS providers will administer antibiotics as close as possible to the time of the injury to reduce the risk of infection, optimally within the first hour. The risk of infection increases relative to the amount of time it takes for a a patient to receive an antibiotic; the longer the delay, the higher the risk.
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Hampton Shaler EMS was among the 28 emergency medical service agencies in the region that participated in a drive-up distribution of personal protective equipment at AHN McCandless Hospital in Wexford.
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Storage pods filled with cases of KN95 masks, surgical masks, face shields and gowns were set up in the parking lot of AHN McCandless Hospital.
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Volunteers packed emergency medical service vehicles to the brim with free personal protective equipment during a drive-up distribution at AHN McCandless Hospital.
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Emergency medical service officials say personal protective equipment has been hard to keep in stock since the start of the pandemic. Allegheny Health Network was able to help with that problem by distributing 100,000 pieces of protective gear during a drive-up distribution at its neighborhood hospital in McCandless.