Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania
- Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania
[http://www.centerem.org The Center for Emergency Medicine] is a multi-hospital consortium based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is claimed to be one of the world's premier centers of emergency medicine and EMS development.
Currently, the Center's member hospitals include University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Mercy Hospital (soon UPMC-Mercy), Western Pennsylvania Hospital and Altoona Hospital. The "Center" as it is known, has several distinct offices:
The Office of Education and International Emergency Medicine: Provides paramedic and EMT training to providers in Western Pennsylvania. It also has trained students from around the world, including students from Iceland, Ireland, Canada, New Zealan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The office also has an active international section, and is actively involved with the development of emergency medicine around the world. It serves as a home to the University of Pittsburgh [http://emergencymedicine.health.pitt.edu/content.asp?id=825 fellowship] in international emergency medicine.
STAT MedEvac: Is among the largest aeromedical agancies in the United States, with 17 helicopters bases in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Maryland- serving thoses states and West Virginia. It also operated a fleet of fixed-wing aircraft. Its main dipatch center is in Pittsburgh, PA. [http://www.statmedevac.com STAT Medevac]
Research: The Center for Research on Emergency Medical Services is the nation's leader in the research of Emergency Medical Service (EMS). Their mission is to promote state-of-the-art research on prehospital care, educational practices and resuscitation. [http://www.emsresearch.org Research]
EMed Health: Focusses on health promotion activities in emergency departments, and provides community health services using paramedics and EMTS. It is a leader in this emerging area of preventive medicine. [http://www.emedhealth.com Emed Health]
The Center is closely affiliated with the [http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/ems City of Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS] , the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
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