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...
System Memo #434 Preceptor Courses 2025
12/06/2024
System Memo #434 has been released. This memo provides information for upcoming Preceptor courses that will be offered prior to the current paramedic class field internship phase
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Update to Controlled Substance Log
10/29/2024
On August 25, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced compliance policies for Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) enhanced drug distribution security requirements that were scheduled to go into effect November 27, 2023.
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