CAMTS Site Visit Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems will conduct an accreditation site visit of: Gold Cross Ambulance Service on December 18-19, 2020 The purpose of the site visit will be to evaluate the program’s compliance with nationally established medical transport standards. The site visit results will be used to determine whether, and the conditions under which accreditation should be awarded to the program. CAMTS accreditation standards deal with issues of patient care and safety of the […]
https://www.goldcross.org/blog/camts-site-visit-public-notice/I-41 Incident Response Prompts AED Donation
Thank you to United Heartland who donated an AED to Gold Cross in recognition of a job well done during the I-41 multiple vehicle crash in February. Gold Cross paid it forward by donating the AED to the Appleton Habitat for Humanity ReStore. In presenting the AED to Gold Cross Administrative Director Steve Radich, as well as a recognition plaque from McClone Insurance Group, a United Heartland representative said, “We are truly in awe of what Gold Cross does every […]
https://www.goldcross.org/blog/i-41-incident-response-prompts-aed-donation/Community Paramedicine: Changing EMS as We Know It
“Community paramedicine is all about the patient and how we can positively impact their lives.”-Brian Randall NRP, Community Paramedic Gold Cross Ambulance When I think of EMS, I picture Police, Fire and EMT’s/Paramedics responding lights and sirens in response to a person calling 911. Scenes of a car accidents, a diabetic emergency or heart attack come to mind. The reality is a lot of times when responding to these patients, they don’t make it. Sometimes the death was completely avoidable […]
https://www.goldcross.org/blog/community-paramedicine-changing-ems-as-we-know-it/