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Great Plains Health honors emergency responders during National EMS week

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As part of National EMS week, Great Plains Health hosted an educational symposium for regional emergency responders. The event was co-sponsored by LifeNet and featured an awards ceremony in which area EMS departments and individuals were recognized for going “beyond the call.”

All honorees were nominated by their peers, medical directors or EMS captains as going above and beyond the call in this past year. Great Plains Health Emergency Department Medical Director, James Smith, MD and Co-Medical Director Renee Engler, MD presented the awards to departments, including Frontier County Ambulance Service, Arnold Volunteer Fire Department, Priority Medical Transport Providers and McCook Fire Department. In addition, awards were presented to TJ Williams and Trev Kleinow from North Platte; Michael Schoenemann, Tyler Neff and Don Lannigan from McCook; Tammy Weinman, Heather Hagler, Cassie Delosh, Renee Summers and Eric Nelson from Arnold; and Kellie Benzel, Stephen Benzel, Sidney Bierfreund, Pat Liakos, Ruth Soukup and Misty Reitz from Frontier County.

Karie Sheets, Great Plains Health trauma coordinator thanked the 80+ emergency responders in attendance, saying, “Each one of you is worthy of receiving recognition for the exceptional service you provide to our communities every day.”

Following the awards, Dennis Edgerly, MEd, EMT-P presented trauma and cardiac case studies for continuing education credits for those in attendance.

TJ Williams (left) and Trev Klienow, Priority Medical Transport. From the nominations: “Trev Kleinow has worked nearly always as a fulltime ALS provider while at the same time being a managing partner of Priority Medical Transport. He shows a tireless commitment and leadership to bringing these services to the region.”

Frontier County was honored for their quick thinking for scene activation of the helicopter and lifesaving efforts while awaiting response from NPFD.
Arnold was honored for their lifesaving efforts and quick thinking when they responded to an active code. They assessed the patient, started care and requested tiered response from NPFD – all measures that saved the life of the patient.
McCook Fire Department received recognition for their quick response and lifesaving efforts on a specific call where they were able to use their training and education to act quickly and save the patient.
“Priority Medical Transport was honored, not as an individual, but as a group of EMS providers that is always striving to become the best, to never stop learning, to assure the care they provide to their patients is beyond reproach.”

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