Welcome to the Region II Emergency Medical Services, Inc website. We are glad you chose to visit us and we hope you will find our site easy to use and informational.

Region II EMS Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization which encompasses the seven (7) southwestern counties (Catron, Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra and Socorro) of New Mexico.

We are contracted with the New Mexico Department of Health, Epidemiology & Response Division, and work closely with the EMS Bureau and the Bureau of Health Emergency Management. We are committed to Trauma and Health Systems Development and work with everyone from First Responders to First Receivers to ensure the best possible outcome for patient care.

Region II EMS is engaged in several programs throughout the spectrum from teaching CPR to the general public to assisting hospitals in becoming designated as Trauma Centers. We provide continuing education training for responders and EMS services to ensure they are capable of providing YOU the best available care necessary. Some of the ways we do this by taking the training to them with our traveling CE Circuit and hosting an annual EMS Conference each year in November.

We are involved in Health System Preparedness by participating in Emergency Management activities and working with the Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC’s) to develop and update their local systems All Hazards Emergency Operations Plans (AHEOP).  We are also a “PILOT COMMUNITY” for the New Mexico Modular Emergency Medical System program which is designed to assist hospitals in dealing with “Extreme Patient Surge” during a catastrophic event. www.nmmems.org

Trauma Center Designation for hospitals is a project the Regional EMS offices and the New Mexico Department of Health, EMS Bureau is working hard towards accomplishing. During our assistance with this project we currently have Sierra Vista Hospital seeking a Level 4 designation. We are also working with Socorro General Hospital, Mimbres Memorial Hospital, and Mountain View Regional Medical Center to help them through the designation process.

Please surf our website to find the necessary information to you need to accomplish your goals and if there is something extra you desire, please contact me or one of my very capable staff to assist you. Thanks again for visiting Region II EMS.

 

TIM J. ZAGORSKI
Executive Director
575-524-2167
ziggy@region2ems.com

Sierra Vista Hospital ambulance in Truth or Consequences, NM is looking for a few good folks. We are looking at the possibility of adding an ALS crew that would work 12 hours 1st out and 12 hours on-call; 3-on 4-off, and 4-on 3-off.

The service is hospital based and EMS personnel often assist with patient care throughout the hospital. The response area is approximately 4500 square miles, including I-25, small towns and very rural areas, desert and forest, Elephant Butte Lake, Caballo Lake and the Rio Grande River. Beginning wages are EMT-Basic $8/hour, EMT-Intermediate $10/hour, Paramedic $12/hour, all with $3/hour on-call pay.

General requirements include:
Current New Mexico Paramedic, EMT-Intermediate or EMT Basic licensure
High school diploma or GED
Current New Mexico drivers license, E or better, with current acceptable driving record
Our vehicle insurance requires drivers to be 21 years old
Great work ethic and ability to work well with others

For information or to schedule an interview, please contact John McCarty @ 575-313-1640. The hospital address is 800 E 9th Ave, Truth or More...

Posted on 05-08-2009 by Tray S.

Now you can access The National Swine Flu Situation Page(tm). Content on the page updates automatically and contains information from multiple web sites in one location. CDC, health, maps, RSS news feeds and more.
http://www.vuetoo.com/vue1/Situationpagenews.asp?af=&sit=4540&z=&np=&tp=

Posted on 04-30-2009 by Tray S.

For those individuals that are wishing to become an AHA Instructor, we are offering an Instructor Course on Saturday, May 9th. If you are interested, please call our office at (575)524-2167 and speak with Tray before April 30th, 2009. Additional Information is located under the calendar entry.

Posted on 04-28-2009 by Tray S.

Dr. David Lakey reported the following:
● There are 41 confirmed cases nationwide: California (7), Kansas (2), New York (28), Ohio (1), and Texas (3).
● Mexico reports 26 confirmed cases. 19 of 32 Mexico states report suspect cases.
● Internationally, Canada reports 6 cases, Spain 1 case, and Scotland 2 cases.
● The virus is a combination of human, bird, and swine influenza. As a new novel virus, humans have no protective immune response.
● In Texas, the cases are generally mild and have not required hospitalization.
● The virus is sensitive to Tamiflu and Relenza.
● On the advice of their Emergency Committee, the World Health Organization has raised the level of influenza pandemic alert from the current phase 3 to phase 4. Phase 4 is characterized by verified human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza virus able to cause “community-level outbreaks.” Phase 4 indicates a significant increase in risk of a pandemic but does not necessarily mean that a pandemic is a foregone conclusion.
● In light of this, and a l More...

Posted on 04-28-2009 by Tray S.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GUIDELINES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS April 26, 2009

These Guidelines will be continually updated as situation evolves.
Introduction:

It is the intention of this DSHS guidance to provide information and recommendations for the transport of patients with potentially infectious respiratory illnesses. This policy will also provide updated guidelines for "respiratory etiquette" and the use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) as well as recommendations for preventive health care measures for EMS providers.
A novel Swine Flu virus has been identified in persons with respiratory infections in Texas.

Since this is a novel virus most Texas residents will not have immunity to this virus. Human-to-human transmission of swine flu can also occur. This is thought to occur in the same way as seasonal flu occurs in people, which is mainly person-to-person transmission through coughing or sneezing by people infected with the influenza virus.

EMS providers should be aware of the signs and symptoms of infectious respiratory diseases and the procedures necessary for protecting themselves. Not all respiratory in More...

Posted on 04-28-2009 by Tray S.

All EMS and Fire Agencies that provide EMS services should be submitting patient care reports to the electronic New Mexico Emergency Medical Services Tracking and Reporting System (NMEMSTARS). Distribution of the EMS Fund Act monies in 2010 will be partially based on the number of runs entered into NMEMSTARS from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009. Services that do not enter their runs into the system may not receive their full allotment of funding. Over 40% of the 340 services in NM are currently submitting data, but the remaining 60% need to start data entry as soon as possible. The system can be accessed on the web at www.nmemstars.org, or contacting one of the Regional EMS offices or the Bureau staff in Santa Fe. Contact names and phone numbers are listed on the web site.

Posted on 02-23-2009 by Tray S.