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2017 CAREER EMS SERVICE

Clarinda EMS
I would like to nominate Clarinda EMS in Clarinda Iowa for IEMSA EMS Career Service of the Year. For over 20 years Clarinda EMS has provided care to patients throughout Clarinda and the surrounding area. The members of Clarinda EMS have developed a close working relationship with other area EMS providers which translates into improved patient care. The members of Clarinda EMS are dedicated to advancing their knowledge and many have obtained certification as Critical Care Paramedics. In addition to this the staff of Clarinda EMS embraces the opportunity to gain further knowledge by attending various conferences and bringing what they learn back to better the crew. The hard work and dedication of the members of Clarinda EMS make programs such as Home for the Holidays and the new Community Paramedicine program successful.

Since 1993 Clarinda EMS has offered the chance for bed ridden family members to be transported from local nursing homes to family events during the Thanksgiving to Christmas holiday season. This program is offered free of charge and often the crew members that participate in transporting these individuals volunteer their time. My family was able to take advantage of this program and have my father present for the last Christmas before he passed away. Programs offered by Clarinda EMS such as the Home for the Holidays provide a great service to the area and help to build a stronger connection between the public and those that work for Clarinda EMS.

Recently Clarinda EMS and Clarinda Regional Health Center started a Community Paramedic program. This collaboration provides a follow up visit with patients who were recently released from the hospital and ensures that they understand their discharge information and medications. The program has already been successful as the trained EMS providers were able to prevent medication errors by the patient that may have resulted in harm to the patient or unnecessary readmission to the hospital. Clarinda EMS and its members have shown time and again that they are dedicated to the community that they serve. Whether it be through the development of programs such as Home for the Holidays or advancing training and technology the members of Clarinda EMS always have the best interest of the patient at heart. Clarinda EMS is able to provide the highest quality patient care, it is for this reason as well as those listed above that I am nominating Clarinda EMS for Career EMS Service of the Year.

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