KINGWOOD -- The Preston County Commission unanimously voted to reimburse the county’s EMS services the cost of workers compensation in 2020 using CARES funding. In total, $70,036 will be distributed to Union, Terra Alta, KAMP and Bruceton Mills ambulance services after proof is received ...
WVU Medicine As COVID-19 cases across the state and country continue to rise, WVU Medicine Emergency Medicine encourages those seeking treatment to use local urgent care centers when possible. “When it comes to medical emergencies, we do not want people to delay getting the care ...
National EMS Week is a time to recognize and celebrate paramedics, EMTs, and the entire EMT workforce. The week of May 16-22 was authorized as National EMS Week by President Gerald Ford in 1974, making 2021 the 46th annual EMS week, according to the National Association of Emergency ...
University partners with energy foundation to create new physician response team WVU Today A new pilot project launched by the West Virginia University School of Medicine in partnership with the DTE Energy Foundation will deploy physicians to respond to emergencies in rural areas ...
Extension offers 4-month course WVU Today Access to trained emergency response personnel, particularly in West Virginia where rural areas are abundant, can be a matter of life and death. West Virginia University Extension Service Safety and Health Extension’s Shirley M. ...
Study: Fireworks injuries up after restrictions go down WVU Today All those pops and crackles ripping through your neighborhood at night could come with unwanted consequences — at the firework enthusiast’s expense. Fireworks-related injuries in West Virginia have shot up 40 ...