Delaware County EMS is a professional “emergency-only” agency provided by the Delaware County Board of Commissioners, serving the residents of Ohio’s fastest growing county. We strive to improve prehospital outcomes through a unified, system‐based approach to comprehensive and innovative care while becoming an industry leader in patient care and the development of healthcare providers.
We are leaders in our field and have received numerous accreditations and accolades, reflecting our commitment to excellent care and community service.
- CAAS and CAPCE Accreditation
- Mission Lifeline Recognition: Gold with target heart attack.
- State of Ohio EMS System of the Year 2020
- EMS World National EMS System of the Year 2022
- National Safety in EMS Award 2022
- Finalist for the 2023 Excellence in Innovation Hooley EMS Award
- Finalist for System of the Year at the National Conference on EMS 2023
- Captain Jarrod Tupps: State of Ohio EMS Provider of the Year 2024
Yesterday members of DCEMS and Berlin Township Fire Department trained on the mountain bike trails at Alum Creek State Park. These trails maintained by the Central Ohio Mountain Biking Organization (COMBO) @combomtb are a popular and exciting destination but can be difficult to access. Thanks to the continuous partnership and planning between DCEMS, BTFD, Ohio State Parks @ohstateparks and COMBO, we are able to quickly navigate and go to any part of the trail should someone be injured or ill. This is something we do regularly to be prepared and were proud of the frequent communication between agencies on this unique area in our county.
We hope everyone has a great weekend!
We`d be remiss if we didn`t mention these fine people as part of CPR/AED awareness week - our clinicians and our instructors. We believe it takes a system to save a victim and that means teaching the public, teaching ourselves and delivering the best quality care to victims of sudden cardiac arrest. We are thankful to have many agencies working with our talented clinicians including the DCEMS Citizens Academy Alumni, the Delaware County Medical Reserve Corps of the Delaware Public Health District @delawarehealth, @osucampusems and @osucpr We thank them all for what they contribute to the health of our county`s residents and visitors! thank them all for what they contribute to the health of our county`s residents and visitors!
As part of CPR/AED awareness week, we`re spotlighting some of the people at DCEMS and Delaware County who make our county safer.
First is DCEMS Capt Scott Gano and Cooridnator Ben Berger, both work together to coordinate CPR/AED and first aid courses. DCEMS is proud to have 12 additional CPR instructors on our staff who help make these classes happen in the community.
Next is educator and tour commander Jeanette Adair from @delcomm911 . As part of her job she trains 911 dispatchers on CPR which they then use to provide instructions over the phone when a cardiac arrest call comes in. She also is instrumental in improving the quality of telephone CPR instructions given by 911 call takers.
Finally is @delawarecoohio Safety Coordinator Laura Hatcher. Laura used to work for DCEMS and now she focuses on safety initiatives throughout all county offices including teaching CPR and maintaining the AED`s in all county buildings.
All these great people do a lot for our county both internally and externally, and we thank them and celebrate their efforts during CPR and AED awareness week!
Today DCEMS Medic 3 and Captain 462 participated in Camp Skeeter at Oak Creek Elementary @olentangylocalschools . Students learned about when to dial 911, what is an emergency, our equipment, and what paramedics do.
This is always a very fun event for both the kids and our staff and we really appreciate the invite!
