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Speaking a Thousand Emotions with Daniel Sundahl

Emergency workers witness unimaginable circumstances that push the boundaries of personal care and mental health. Tragedies happen and sometimes the point of no return in stability vanishes beyond the continued, grueling work emergency professionals face on a day-to-day basis. Fortunately, Daniel Sundahl, who is a paramedic, firefighter, artist and public speaker, creates a community of support for those who feel anger, shame, fear and more in the lingering past or uncertainty for the future of the harsh realities in the public safety sector.  

Through DanSun Photo Art, his creativity and expression through art helps others cope what they cannot put into words when dealing with difficulties of the public safety realm. His work reflects a true look into the world of emergency services. 

Currently residing in Alberta, Canada, Daniel Sundahl […]

Speaking a Thousand Emotions with Daniel Sundahl2022-09-07T18:24:59-04:00

Employee Profile: Dan Balk, Communications Supervisor

Meet Dan Balk

Job Title: Communications Supervisor

Years of Service: 9

Fun facts:

  • Dan enjoys traveling across the country to hunt various game.
  • He is from Upstate NY, and is a NY Jets fan.
  • During his off time Dan enjoys spending time with his wife and two children.
  • Dan enjoys building computers as a hobby.
Employee Profile: Dan Balk, Communications Supervisor2022-09-03T13:04:24-04:00

The “stats” on the STAT MedEvac Ground Unit

STAT Com’s Director of Communications, John Lovett, reviews the various duties of STAT Com and then gives us the “stats” on UPMC Children’s specialty transport ground unit! What all went into the decisions to build the unit from the “ground” up?

 

The “stats” on the STAT MedEvac Ground Unit2022-08-29T16:03:34-04:00

It’s a Small World After All

The EMS industry is a small town in a globalized world of connectivity. Professionals in the industry are bound to cross paths at some point in their careers, whether from catastrophic forces of nature, such as The Johnstown Flood, or through innovative training and research at the Center for Emergency Medicine in Pittsburgh. Many build each other up for success with ingenuity and technological advancement during their colorful journey through the medical and EMS realm. Kevin L. Parrish, now a Lead Clinical Research Associate at Sanofi Pharmaceutical, portrays a vibrant past that started in Indiana, PA. Additionally, as a little-known fact, a lot of history that has paved way to the advancement of medical services started out in Southwestern Pennsylvania ranging from leaders to medical technologies. 

Since it is common for those in the EMS […]

It’s a Small World After All2022-08-26T18:11:28-04:00

Employee Profile: Eugene Macaraeg, BSN, CFRN, NRP, FP-C

Job Title: Education Coordinator-East, Flight Nurse

Gene started at STAT MedEvac as a flight paramedic in March 2009. His next career moves included graduating from nursing school, working in a hospital ICU, and then working as a flight nurse.

Facts:

  1. Gene is married with 2 boys and a fur daughter (South African Mastiff)
  2. He received his undergraduate degree from Denison University in 1998 and played Big Red Football and club lacrosse.
  3. Gene started his career in the Army Reserve as a medic in 1998, paramedic in 2003, BSN from University of Maryland 2015.
  4. Gene coaches his son’s lacrosse team, and he plays in an adult lacrosse league.
  5. In addition to his passion for medicine, Gene’s other passion is playing Lacrosse.
    • He is proud to be playing in this charity event to support American veterans Shootout for Soldiers in Baltimore […]
Employee Profile: Eugene Macaraeg, BSN, CFRN, NRP, FP-C2022-08-02T21:46:30-04:00

Employee Profile: Scott Bierman, Communications Specialist

Meet Scott Bierman

Job Title: Communications Specialist

Years of Service: 9

  • Scott enjoys photography and has been a shutterbug since his early teens. He has multiple SLR’s and has been published by a local newspaper.
  • He enjoys spending time with his two beagles, Shiksa and Babka. They are aunt and niece, respectively. Babka is still a pup.
  • Scott has become fairly adept at home improvements and enjoy working on his 110 year old house.
  • He also likes working on cars and wishes he owned a classic or antique.
  • Scott has two children – Bill and Miranda.  Bill followed his Dad into EMS and is a paramedic with Penn Hills.
  • Scott has worked in EMS as both an EMT and Paramedic. He was trained at the Center for Emergency Medicine(CEM) in 1983 when it was located at Victoria Hall on […]
Employee Profile: Scott Bierman, Communications Specialist2022-08-16T18:30:12-04:00

Five Facts for Children’s Hospital Ambulance’s Fifth Anniversary

  1. The STAT Critical Care Ground Ambulance and the Children’s Hospital Ambulance both began on July 1, 2017
  2. The STAT truck is identified as MedEvac 51 and the CHP unit is MedEvac 61.
  3. The isolette (pictured below) is one of the main pieces of equipment that makes the CHP Ambulance so unique from a typical ambulance.
  4. The medical crew members consist of a registered nurse and respiratory therapist. The team members have extensive critical care experience as well as lengthy training specific to the transport environment. Nearly every medical intervention possible in the intensive care unit is made possible in the transport environment with specialized equipment and highly-trained personnel.
  5. Sometimes, depending on the patient’s medical condition, pediatric critical care and neonatal critical care fellows (Physicians) will travel with the Team.

Five Facts for Children’s Hospital Ambulance’s Fifth Anniversary2022-07-26T00:38:28-04:00

Employee Profile: Christine Tunstall, RN, PHRN, CFRN

Job Title: Sr. Professional Flight Nurse II

How many years at STATMedEvac:  7 years

  • Christine started out as a first responder while in college and eventually took an EMT class while attending Penn State in 1995. She loved it so much that she came back to Pittsburgh and started working EMS full time. She had started her college career as a music major!
  • She became a paramedic in 1998 and started working for McCandless Franklin Park Ambulance – She is still employed in some capacity ever since, for a total of 24 years.
  • Christine is a self-proclaimed crazy cat mom to six beautiful kitties: Noodle, Callie, Gizmo, Jack, Pretzel, and Cheddar!
  • She earned a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
  • Not only does she love emergency medicine, but Christine also loves the heart, and works at […]
Employee Profile: Christine Tunstall, RN, PHRN, CFRN2022-07-18T07:59:55-04:00

Did you know…. STAT MD is known for for it’s work around the world?

Connie Medred, Communications Manager for STAT MedEvac, talks about the very little known STAT – MD program.  What is that?  If there is an illness on a commercial airline any where in the world on one of 13 different airlines, STAT MedEvac’s STAT MD center is contacted by the flight crew for next steps.. land.. continue.. in-air treatment?

Did you know…. STAT MD is known for for it’s work around the world?2022-07-13T10:39:58-04:00

David LaCovey, Educator & Innovator in Pediatric EMS Assessment & Care

David LaCovey and his wife, Marsha

We’re putting the spotlight on a life changer who has not only made an incredible impact on how EMS treats and assesses pediatric patients in the Pittsburgh area, but around the world, David LaCovey.

LaCovey says he became involved in EMS like many other people of his generation, because of the TV show, Emergency. An experience during Boy Scouts solidified his decision. Two paramedics from his local community, Arlington County, Virginia, helped the scouts earn their first aid merit badges. This was the first time something felt intuitive to him. It made sense and he didn’t have to work at it.

In 1976, he became an EMT, and his parents relocated to Pittsburgh in 1977. He started his EMS career with Tri-Community South EMS in the South Hills as a volunteer. Mary Ann Scott taught him how to […]

David LaCovey, Educator & Innovator in Pediatric EMS Assessment & Care2022-07-12T15:51:08-04:00
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