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Our Mission
The North Central Connecticut Emergency Medical
Services Council, Inc.
(NCCEMSC) is a non-profit corporation charged by the Statues and
Regulations
of the State of Connecticut to:plan, establish, coordinate and
administer the
development of an efficient emergency medical services system and to
perform any functions which may be necessary or proper to contribute to
the attainment of better emergency medical services (EMS) for the people of
North Central Connecticut.
NCCEMS also owns and operates North Central C-MED, the Regional
Emergency Medical Services Communications Center. C-MED, which is an
acronym for Coordinated Medical Emergency Direction
is funded entirely by
by participating cities and towns. These funds are devoted to C-Med
Operations.
The Council accomplishes its statutory responsibilities through the
coordinated
actions of several standing committees and ad hoc task forces which are
composed of volunteer members from within the North Central Region. Policies
developed by these Committees are approved by the Executive Committee and
subsequently ratified by the Board of Directors. They are then implemented by
the administrative staff of the Council.
Council Profile
Board of Directors
The Council's Board of Directors is composed of individuals from the North
Central Region who represent a cross section of EMS expertise and individuals
whose activities are significantly affected by regional EMS policies. The
Board
meets biannually to review the activities of the Council and ratify the actions
of the
Executive Committee. In addition, Board Members regularly provide
input to
the Council Staff.
The Board of Directors currently includes representation in the following
categories:
local government, EMS providers (commercial and volunteer), health professionals
(physician, nursing and administration), fire protection, law enforcement,
higher
education, planning agencies and consumers. Although most interest groups
are
adequately represented in the Board membership, the Council maintains a policy
of encouraging membership for anyone who feels under represented and is
willing
to make an active contribution to the development of regional EMS.
President:
Wayne Wright
Vice President:
Thomas Murphy
Secretary:
Richard N. Symonds, Jr.
Treasurer:
Wayne Wright [Interim]
Immediate Past President: Raffaella Coler, RN
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee comprises the Officers of the Board of Directors,
the
Chairpersons of each of the Council's Standing Committees and the immediate
Past President of the Council. The Executive Committee reviews and
approves
the actions of the Standing Committees, establishes goals and policies for the
Council and
implements them by directing the activities of the Standing Committees
and the
EMS Director.
Chair:
Wayne Wright
Vice Chair: Thomas Murphy
Standing Committees
The Standing Committees of the North Central
Connecticut EMS Council are
the focus of much of the Council's activities. The various Committees
review,
evaluate and revise the EMS delivery system for the Region during regularly
scheduled meeting and through the development of regional policies and
procedures. In addition, their tasks include the review and approval of
education,
certification and medical services applications at the EMS provider level.
Care
is taken to ensure that Committee members represent an adequate cross-section
of groups that can substantially contribute to the particular task of each
committee. All regular committee meetings are open to the public and input
from
interested parties is welcome
Communications Committee
This committee oversees the long term planning and coordination of
the North
Central CMED Communications System. Members are appointed by the chief
elected official of the CMED member community which they are representing.
Chair:
Charles Motes, Jr.
Vice Chair:
Vacant
Educational Standards Committee
This committee reviews training standards for EMS educational
programs in the
Region. They coordinate paramedic continuing education through the
CONCERT
Program and also participate in public education awareness programs.
Chair:
Paul Wentworth
Vice Chair: Daniel Tauber
Mass Casualty Care Committee
This committee was developed to assist in the preparation of
responding to any
type of Mass Casualty Incident (MCI). We offer assistance in the
scheduling of
educational programs that would keep departments current with the most
up-to-date training resources available, assist in the planning of mass casualty
training exercises and serve as evaluators during these exercises.
Chair:
Vacant
Medical Advisory Committee
Medical Advisory Committee reviews regional protocols, policies and procedures
for the accuracy of their medical content. Committee membership is made up
of
Emergency Department Directors, Nurse Managers and EMS Coordinators of the
ten acute care hospitals in the North Central Region.
Chair:
C. Steven Wolf, MD
Vice Chair: Richard
Kamin, MD
Nominating Committee
This committee meets yearly to develop a slate of candidates for the
membership
and officers of the Board of Directors of the North Central Connecticut EMS
Council.
Chair: Lewis
A. Pillsbury
Quality Improvement Task Force
This committee conducts case reviews and program audits to determine
the quality
of prehospital care delivery. A paramedic subcommittee conducts peer
review.
Chair: Vacant
Legislative and Strategic Planning Committee
Chair:
Irene C. Smith, RN, CEN
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