MONROE AMBULANCE NEWS PAGE

Web Changes

This is where we'll announce the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus Info, 11/6/2007

Monroe Ambulance begins operation at new EMS Station, 10/13/2007

BLS Glucometry Approved, 6/6/2007

Photo Page Established, 2/20/2007

MRSA or Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus Information Page Added

It's been in the news....with local cases. Monroe Ambulance is pleased to provide the latest info as per the Center for Disease Control.

Monroe Ambulance begins operation at new EMS Station.

After 50 years of operation at its first EMS station on Carpenter Place in the Village of Monroe, Monroe Ambulance moved its vehicles and operation to its newly constructed EMS station located at 100 Ramapo Street. We moved in and began to operate out of this new, state of the art facility on Saturday October 13, 2007.

This new facility can house all of our emergency vehicles, has ample parking for crews and visitors. There are quarters for the crew, amenities such as showers and a decontamination room. There is a meeting room which will be used for crew and community training.

Hudson Valley Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee (HVREMAC) Approves Monroe Volunteer Ambulance for BLS Glucometry.

The Hudson Valley Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee (HVREMAC), a committee of credentialed physicians working to coordinate prehospital emergency medical care in the Hudson Valley Region, has approved Monroe Volunteer Ambulance's program to allow its EMTs to be trained to perform blood glucose testing and provide appropriate treatments. Monroe Volunteer Ambulance requested a demonstration program and was approved in June of 2006 by the HVREMAC.

Monroe Volunteer Ambulance EMTs were trained and performed a trial program from August 2006 through January 2007 under a preliminary protocol. A revised protocol was implemented in January 2007 based on findings and input from EMTs, Paramedics, Emergency Room staff, and our medical director. This protocol was used from January through May 2007. A final protocol was presented to the HVREMAC on June 4, 2006 which received unanimous approval from the committee.

Monroe's program will be the basis for this skill being able to be used by other EMS agencies in the Hudson Valley Regional Emergency Medical Services Council (HVREMSCO) area.

New EMS Building and Crew Quarters

Monroe Volunteer Ambulance is pleased to announce the construction of its new home in the Village of Monroe at the intersections of Ramapo Street and State Route 17M near Stage Road. We are planning on operating out of this facility during the Summer of 2007. We'll keep you posted!