RESOLUTION NO. 150401
Declaring May 17-23, 2015, as
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week and May 20, 2015 as EMS for Children Day
in Kansas City, Missouri.
WHEREAS, May 17-23,
2015, is National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week and May 20 is specifically National EMS for Children Day. The purpose of
National EMS for Children Day is to raise awareness about the need to improve
and expand specialized care for infants and children in the pre-hospital and
acute care settings; and
WHEREAS, EMS providers
with the Kansas City Fire Department (KCFD) treat over 62,000 patients of all
ages each year, and KCFD and Children’s Mercy Hospital work together to improve
the care of ill and injured infants and children; and
WHEREAS, KCFD
paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) care for over 4,000
children each year throughout Kansas City; and
WHEREAS, the
Children’s Mercy Critical Care Transport teams provide specialized neonatal and
pediatric care for the infants and children of our community through a
partnership with KCFD; and
WHEREAS, the
Children’s Mercy teams transport over 5,300 children annually by helicopter,
airplane and ground ambulance. Their nurses, respiratory therapists, paramedics
and EMTs bring specialized neonatal and pediatric intensive care to the bedside
of sick and injured infants and children throughout Kansas City and the
surrounding areas, and the Children’s Mercy campuses treat nearly 10,000
children each year brought in by ambulance and helicopter each year; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor
and Council hereby declare May 17-23, 2015, as Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Week and May 20, 2015, as EMS for Children Day and recognize the EMS personnel
of the KCFD and Children’s Mercy Hospital who provide life saving assistance
for infants and children in the pre-hospital setting; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in
testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to Sherry McCool,
Director, Children’s Mercy Critical Care Transport, Christy Dressler, Assistant
Director Operations, Children’s Mercy Critical Care Transport, Amy Dunn, RN,
Children’s Mercy Critical Care Transport, Tod Noble, NREMT, Camron Simcox, KCFD
Assistant Division Chief, and Dr. Jay Reich, City EMS Medical Director, with
the appreciation of the Mayor, Council and citizens of Kansas City for their
dedication and hard work caring for sick and injured infants and children.
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