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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...

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System Memo #440 Field Preceptor Classes February 2026

11/20/2025

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. Read More...

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Chiefs/Administrators Meeting

November 21, 2025 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)

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Provider EMS Coordinator Meeting

November 27, 2025 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)

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Nurse EMSCs / Educators

November 28, 2025 @ 901 Building - Conference Room #1

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PBPI Committee Meeting

December 03, 2025 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)

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CARS Committee (Monthly) Meeting

December 10, 2025 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)

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Provider EMS Coordinator Meeting

December 25, 2025 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)

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Nurse EMSCs / Educators

December 26, 2025 @ 901 Building - Conference Room #1

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Education Committee (Bi-Monthly) Meeting

January 06, 2026 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)

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PBPI Committee Meeting

January 07, 2026 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)

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R&D Committee Meeting

January 07, 2026 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)

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Matt Jordan, MD MD FACEP EMS Medical Director More... Click on View All To see the Entire Resource Hospital EMS Staff		Bill Toliopoulos, BA, BSN EMS Administrative Director More...