As the nation prepares to celebrate National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week (May 17-23), Hall Ambulance is reflecting on five and a half decades of innovation and a unique historical connection to the weeklong observance honoring paramedics, EMTs, and other EMS practitioners.<\/p>\n
In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week to celebrate EMS professionals and the important work they do in our nation\u2019s communities. Coincidentally, this was the same year that Founder Harvey L. Hall was approached to support advanced cardiac care training that would evolve into the first paramedic training program and result in Hall Ambulance introducing paramedic-level care to Bakersfield on February 24, 1975\u2014making it one of the first communities in California to benefit from this advanced level of life-saving care.<\/p>\n
One month later, Hall Ambulance provided standby support for President Ford\u2019s arrival and departure with Air Force One at Bakersfield\u2019s Meadows Field on March 31, 1975. The company\u2019s newly implemented mobile intensive care ambulance and paramedic team crew drew praise from Assistant White House Physician Chester L. Ward, M.D., who was impressed by the advanced capabilities on display. Dr. Ward wrote, \u201cIt was comforting to know that if the President or anyone accompanying him during their visit to Bakersfield had needed care, there was a vehicle available as well equipped and manned from the Hall Ambulance Company.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur history is defined by a series of regional firsts that have redefined local emergency medical care,\u201d said Mark Corum, VP of Marketing & Brand Strategy. \u201cThese milestones include the establishment of the Hall EMT Academy (2001) which provides on-the-job training to a local workforce; creating interfacility transport solutions with the formation of Hall Critical Care Transport (2009) which is staffed by an RN, paramedic, and EMT; and a centralized Communications Center that has processed every 9-1-1 ambulance request in Kern County since 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s EMS Week theme, \u2018Improving Outcomes, Together,\u2019 perfectly aligns with our 55-year legacy of exemplary patient care,\u201d Corum said. \u201cIt reflects the collective efforts of our EMS system, the compassionate care of our paramedics and EMTs, and the advanced skills and innovative tools at their disposal. These improved outcomes mean more than just better vital signs\u2014they represent people returning home, families staying together, and communities feeling safer because EMS was there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
To honor its over 500 employees, Hall Ambulance will host a series of Company events, kicking off with the EMS Week Family Picnic for employees and their families. During the week, employees will receive an OGIO duffel bag embroidered with Hall Ambulance\u2019s patch and 55-year logo, and, just in time for summer, a 55th-anniversary cooling towel.<\/p>\n
The week will also include a solemn moment of reflection on May 19, in remembrance of Founder Harvey L. Hall, who lost his battle to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease that day in 2018. EMS crews will wear purple epaulets, while support staff are encouraged to wear a ribbon or a CJD bracelet.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, non-uniformed staff will display their team spirit by incorporating the Company\u2019s signature orange and blue into their professional attire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the nation prepares to celebrate National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week (May 17-23), Hall Ambulance is reflecting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152,100],"class_list":["post-316278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}