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Title
PROCLAIM MAY 18-25 AS EMERGENCY SERVICES WEEK IN GUILFORD COUNTY
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Commissioner Alan Perdue
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PROCLAMATION
Proclamation
WHEREAS, Emergency Medical Services are a vital public service; and
WHEREAS, Guilford County began ambulance services to its citizens on March 17, 1969 as the Emergency Transportation Services; and
WHEREAS, in 1974, Guilford County became the first paid Paramedic-level ambulance service in the State of North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the Guilford County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system has, since its inception, established itself as a leading innovator in the provision of emergency medical care to victims of injury and illness; and
WHEREAS, the Guilford County Emergency Medical Services is one of less than 1% of ambulance services in the United States to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS), ensuring that they have met the highest industry standards for quality, management, and clinical care; and
WHEREAS, the growth and refinement of the Emergency Medical Services has resulted in improved knowledge and capabilities among the highly trained staff of Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians, and expedient access to needed services by citizens throughout Guilford County; and
WHEREAS, the emergency medical services system consists of first responders, telecommunicators, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters, educators, administrators, logistics and maintenance personnel, emergency nurses, emergency physicians, and others; and
WHEREAS, all citizens of Guilford County can take pride and comfort in the fact that they are served by a professional Emergency Medical Services team capable of providing state of the art basic and advanced life support treatment to the citizens and visitors of Guilford County, twenty-four hours a day; and
WHEREAS, on the occasion of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Governor of North Carolina designating national EMS Week, with this year’s theme being “EMS, Honoring Our Past, Forging Our Future”, and to recognize the commitment and dedication of the EMS providers that serve our community every day.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Guilford County Board of Commissioners does hereby proclaim the week of May 19 through May 25, 2024, as
Emergency Medical Services Week in Guilford County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that each member of the Board extends their deepest gratitude and appreciation to the dedicated men and women who serve the Emergency Services.
ADOPTED this the 16th day of May 2024.
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Proclaim May 19-25, 2024 as Emergency Medical Services Week in Guilford County.
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