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STAT MedEvac Helps Santa Visit Children At Children’s Hospital

Last week, STAT MedEvac gave the reindeer the day off and took Santa to visit children at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Harrisburg. It’s a lovely tradition that STAT MedEvac and Santa had started years ago and we hope will continue for many years to come. You can find the full article on Penn Live’s website: Santa arrives by MedEvac helicopter to visit children at UPMC Harrisburg hospital – pennlive.com
Santa and STAT MedEvac also made the trip to the Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital earlier this week. You can read the full story about Santa’s journey there on the WMAR website: Santa visits children at Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai

STAT MedEvac Helps Santa Visit Children At Children’s Hospital2024-12-21T10:32:06-05:00

Shop with a Hero

Shining a light on three standout STAT MedEvac employees this holiday season, we want to say thank you to Jennifer Luxbacher, Elizabeth Myers, and Ciara Rupp, who participated in ‘Shop with a Hero’ this week.   

 

 

Shop with a Hero provides children with the opportunity to be paired up with a hero (law enforcement, fire fighters, EMS, military personnel and/or medical personnel) for a shopping spree with gifts for themselves and/or family members. Once the shopping is done, the hero and children wrap the gifts and enjoy a meal, provided by Walmart. The children who participate in Shop with a Hero are selected by school personnel from socials that are included in the program. School personnel select participants through social media to participate in the shopping excursion.  

Shop with a Hero2024-12-05T12:24:14-05:00

CPAP for EMS and Critical Care Transport – Don’t Be Intimidated By It!

STAT MedEvac Podcast CPAP Bradley Kuch

Bradley A. Kuch, STAT MedEvac’s Director of Medical Operations, discusses the usage of CPAP in the field and transport settings.  It’s a great tool to help the patient and the provider! Brad brings his practical experience as a respiratory therapist and transport clinician to the podcast to help us understand why it’s not something by which to be intimidated.

CPAP for EMS and Critical Care Transport – Don’t Be Intimidated By It!2024-11-21T15:48:46-05:00

Regional Air Medical Services Working Cooperatively for Patient Care

Regional Air Medical Services Working Cooperatively for Patient Care

University Hospitals’ air medical service, UH AirMed, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) STAT MedEvac program have formalized a cooperative to facilitate launching the closest medical helicopter to scene run requests in the eastern Ohio/western Pennsylvania region.

STAT MedEvac has staffed helicopter bases in Crawford, Erie, and Mercer counties in Pennsylvania, as well as Jefferson and Mahoning counties in Ohio. UH AirMed has staffed helicopter bases in Geauga and Medina counties.  Both agencies receive requests from first responders in the Ohio-Pennsylvania bordering counties.

UH AirMed and STAT MedEvac are committed to providing patients requiring air medical services from a scene with the closest available medical helicopter. Regardless of which air medical dispatch center receives the flight request, the closest available resource will be launched. This formalized agreement is a natural succession and reinforcement of what has already been occurring between […]

Regional Air Medical Services Working Cooperatively for Patient Care2024-11-21T06:12:48-05:00

Thank you for Helping us Celebrate 40 Years of STAT MedEvac

Looking back on the 40th Anniversary Celebration of STAT MedEvac, we can’t thank everyone enough who shared in this wonderful event. Over 200 former and current staff, physicians, nurses, comm specs and honored guests and their significant others were in attendance at Acrisure Stadium on Friday, November 8th, to celebrate together. While it was lovely to take a walk down memory lane, the night was also about fundraising for the Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation.

Thanks to everyone who attended, the sponsors and the committee of volunteers who worked on this event over the last few months. Beth Wolfe, Executive Director of PEMF, was filled with gratitude, “We’re very appreciative of the funds that were raised to continue PEMF’s ability to support research in the emergency medicine specialty. STAT MedEvac and PEMF have partnered numerous times over […]

Thank you for Helping us Celebrate 40 Years of STAT MedEvac2024-11-17T14:01:46-05:00

EMS and Emergency Medicine Pioneer, Mentor, and Friend

The Center for Emergency Medicine (CEM) and STAT MedEvac along with the greater Pittsburgh community mourn the loss of Dr. Ronald D. Stewart, our founder and emergency medicine giant. Dr. Stewart, who began his career in Nova Scotia, played a pivotal role in establishing emergency medical systems both locally and nationally. After training in emergency medicine in Los Angeles, he joined the University of Pittsburgh in 1978, where he founded the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania. His foundation gave us the opportunity to not only advanced emergency care and research but also became instrumental in EMS training and innovation.

Dr. Stewart worked in the health care systems in both Canada and the U.S. for over 50 years. Before arriving in Pittsburgh, he trained in and revolutionized paramedicine services in California as Los Angeles County’s first paramedic director. There, Stewart also served as […]

EMS and Emergency Medicine Pioneer, Mentor, and Friend2024-11-05T15:12:10-05:00

Employee Profile: Shannon Fonte

Shannon Fonte, BSN, RN, PHRN, CFRN
Senior Professional Flight Nurse II
STAT MedEvac 2
Years of service – 5
  • In March 2025, Shannon will have worked for UPMC for 30 years, 20 of which were in UPMC Mercy’s ER.
  • Shannon played a key role in getting the STATMedEvac Peer Support group up and running, doing this made her incredibly happy!!
  • She has two girls, Amelia, 22 and Elise, 17 and two dogs, Theo and Remi.
  • Shannon loves music, spending time with family and friends, and traveling.
  • She is an Advanced Open Water diver.
Employee Profile: Shannon Fonte2024-10-29T12:26:11-04:00

National Cat Week: Cruiser the Stat Cat

When it comes to fire responders, they come in all shapes and sizes… Including the feline form! For National Cat Day, we wanted to feature an “employee” who is not only an employee favorite at Jefferson County 911, but a major morale booster. Allow us to introduce you to Cruiser!  

A Q/A with Cruiser the Cat: 

Stat: How long have you been working for Jefferson County 911? 

Cruiser: Since June of 2020. I  hold the title as youngest employee.  Deputy Director and 911 Coordinator, Chris Clark’s family cat had a litter of kittens and only one was left. The pandemic was in full swing, and Chris brought me to the 911 center to interact with the staff. They loved me so much that I have been here ever since.  

 

Stat: How did you get your name? 

Cruiser: I […]

National Cat Week: Cruiser the Stat Cat2024-10-22T14:15:58-04:00

Employee Profile: Jess Holzapfel

 

Jess Holzapfel, BS, NREMT-P 

Senior EMT

Critical Care Ground Unit

Years of Service – 2

 

  • Jess has been in EMS since 2019 and got her paramedic in 2021. 
  • She is an animal lover!
  • Jess volunteers at the animal shelter in her spare time. 
  • Her favorite things are watching the Steelers and spending time with family.
Employee Profile: Jess Holzapfel2024-10-15T10:08:58-04:00
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