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...

IDPH Pertusis Health Alert
10/03/2023
Please view the document entitled, "IDPH Health Alert Pertussis 2023"
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Hotline and Crisis Line Numbers are Here
08/29/2023
This was created by Harper College but is an impressive listing of help numbers and resources.
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Welcome Nichole & Upcoming Dates of Importance
08/28/2023
The NWC EMS system welcomes Nichole Junge as a new member of the NWC EMSS educator team starting September 11th. Note some upcoming dates of significance.
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EMS System Plan Updates Are Due By October 20th
08/25/2023
On August 15, 2022, Bobby Van Bebber, MSN, RN | Division Chief, IDPH EMS and Highway Safety Office of Preparedness and Response forwarded a memo asking for all EMS hospitals, Agencies, and Dispatch Centers to update their EMS System Letters of Commitment and program plans.
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