05/23/2026
During the third week of May each year, we celebrate National EMS Week — a time to honor our EMS clinicians and highlight the vital services they provide to our community every single day.
EMS care actually begins long before the tones ever drop. Our team is actively involved throughout the community, sharing injury prevention and illness recognition education in daycares, schools, and senior centers. We provide CPR and First Aid training to empower ordinary citizens to deliver lifesaving care before an ambulance arrives.
Our dispatchers serve as a true lifeline, offering calm, compassionate reassurance while providing critical pre-arrival instructions to panicked callers. Highly trained EMRs, EMTs, AEMTs, Paramedics, and Community Paramedics respond to calls for help and deliver lifesaving care when it matters most. Behind the scenes, administrators, billing personnel, and office staff help keep the foundation strong, ensuring our crews have the tools, resources, and support they need to serve on the streets each day.
This year’s theme, “Improving Outcomes, Together,” perfectly reflects what EMS is all about. Good outcomes take an entire team working together with a shared purpose.
This week, our community truly showed up and showed out for our crews. Local partners showered our teams with meals, snacks, and sweet treats. Hospitals across the state welcomed crews into their ambulance bays with pizzas, gift bags, and encouragement to enjoy during their long trips back home.
To everyone who helped make this week special — thank you. We sincerely appreciate the love, generosity, and support you showed our team! ~ Joey & Amanda Newton
