Welcome to the Northwest Community EMS System
The Northwest Community System is composed of a Resource Hospital, five associate hospitals and twenty-four provider agencies covering the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Our EMS system has the distinction of being the first advanced life support sytem in the State of Illinois and the first multi-juristictional EMS system in the country. We encouter over 60,000 patients per year. Learn more about us...
May 2014 is a Mandatory Attendance Continuing Education Month
04/07/2014
The May 2014 continuing education topic will covering the New SOP Rollout. Attendance for the entire C.E. period is mandatory for all healthcare providers.
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Procedure for creating legislative witness slips (slipping)
03/21/2014
Here is the procedure (courtesy of the Ill. Fire Chiefs Assn) of creating witness slips for bills in the state house and senate.
The website for pending bills is http://www.ilga.gov
Note that the senator amended her bill on 3 21. Please review it.
Senate Bill 3414 requires action on the Chief's part.
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MARCH PBPI Tip of The Month
03/07/2014
The March 2014 Tip of the Month from the PBPI Committee deals with Refusals.
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2014 Committee Calendar Released
02/13/2014
The Committee Meeting Calendar (Revised) for 2014 is posted. Please review
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Illinois releases the NEMSIS 3 Data Elements List
12/13/2013
The NEMSIS Data Element List as of December 12 2013
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