2011
Oswego County EMS Banquet and Awards
The
EMSAC Awards Committee is soliciting nominations for the second EMSAC Awards
Banquet, to be held in June 2011.
This event for EMS Providers and those who support them will honor those
who have shown excellence in their field.
Nomination forms and award categories are attached. Nominations are due
Feb. 1, 2011. The winners will be selected prior to the banquet.
Award
types:
ALS
Provider of the Year:
An ALS provider who stands out for excellence. This person should be someone who
has made a significant difference in the county, whether it is through actions
or accomplishments.
BLS
Provider of the Year:
A BLS provider who stands out for excellence. This person should be someone who
has made a significant difference in the county, whether it is through actions
or accomplishments.
EMS
Educator of the Year:
This award is meant for an EMS educator who has had a major impact on training
and education in Oswego County EMS.
Physician
of Excellence: A
physician who has a significant influence on EMS. This person should be someone
whom EMS providers hold in high regard based on knowledge and ability to
communicate.
RN
of Excellence: A
registered nurse who exhibits exceptional skill and knowledge in his/her
profession. This award is meant for nurses who go above and beyond the call of
duty.
EMS
Leadership Award: This award is meant for someone whose
leadership skills have impacted the EMS field.
Communications
Award: This
award is meant for a 911 employee whose actions have impacted the EMS field.
EMS
Rookie of the Year:
An ALS or BLS provider who has been in the system at their current certification
for less than two years and has already been shown to have a significant and
positive effect on EMS in Oswego County.
Life
Saving Award: This
award is for providers who have saved a patient’s life. A save is defined as a
patient who was found in respiratory and/or cardiac arrest and, because of the
actions of a provider, the patient is discharged from the hospital alive.
Please
share the information with your colleagues and others who support Emergency
Medical Services in Oswego County.