In Columbus, Ohio, EMS Week Gets Major Support from the Entire Community

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) was instrumental in establishing EMS Week when President Gerald Ford declared November 3–10, 1974 as the first National Emergency Medical Services Week. This annual observance continued until 1978,  and was then reinstituted by ACEP in 1982 with a week in September. In 1992, EMS Week was again moved to the third week in May, which is where it remains today. EMS Week is meant to highlight the great work that our EMS providers do daily, and to bring together local communities and medical personnel to honor these individuals. Because EMS Week is the perfect time to recognize EMS and all that its practitioners do, it’s important not to let this opportunity go by without taking advantage of it. EMS Week in Columbus The Columbus (Ohio) Division of Fire has focused on this week every year as a time to inform and educate the community about EMS, and use the resources available to us to get our message out regarding the vital importance and impact of EMS here in Columbus. Approximately 10 years ago, we established an EMS week planning committee that consists of EMS personnel, physicians, nurses, Public Information Officers, Fire leadership, and others that meet all year to plan for and implement our EMS week activities. We meet in September, following that year's EMS Week, to debrief and evaluate successes and failures. In December, we start planning for the next year’s EMS Week, meeting monthly until the event begins in l...
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