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 #425 2024 Paramedic Preceptor Courses
11/08/2023
Serving as a paramedic field preceptor is one of the most important and professionally honored roles in our EMS System. They are critically influential in mentoring our students to become competent entry level paramedics and we are deeply grateful for their assistance and service.
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Illinois Measles Outbreak
11/03/2023
An outbreak of measles has been declared in northern Illinois (suburban Cook County). The first case of measles since 2019 was confirmed in Cook County on October 13, 2023. Since then, four more individuals have tested positive for measles. All five of these individuals were unvaccinated.
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NEMSIS 3.5 Documentation ImplementationTraining
10/27/2023
Illinois will be transitioning from NEMSIS V3.4 to V3.5. NEMSIS is the National standard for recording prehospital data.NWC EMS System Memo #424 outlines the process and timelines for all training to be completed.
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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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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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