HCMC EMS Education "Practicing professionals providing comprehensive education to fellow healthcare providers"
The Beat Goes On... "The Beat Goes On" Program was instituted to recognize EMS professionals who used the Automated External Defibrillator in the field with successful results.  Those recognized receive a specially designed pin and certificate acknowledging their achievements. If you have any questions regarding the AED program, please contact Susan Altmann, EMT-Paramedic, TBGO Program Coordinator at 612-873-5681.
Congratulations to these most recent "Beat Goes On" honoree St. Anthony Fire Department Firefighter Mark Sitarz Firefighter Chris Arndt Firefighter Rick Lundeen Firefighter Mark Erickson Firefighter Joe Basara
If you or your co-workers have used an AED to successfully resuscitate a person experiencing cardiac arrest you deserve to be recognized!! The Hennepin County Medical Center EMS Education Department sponsors an AED recognition program for Minnesota EMS providers.
Nomination form (word document) Nomination form (pdf document)
Program Highlights
Ridgewater\HCMC Paramedic Program - HCMC is a recognized leader in education and research. Hennepin County Medical Center EMS Education, in partnership with Ridgewater College, sponsors a twelve month diploma paramedic program with class sessions offered on the HCMC campus, Willmar and Hutchinson Ridgewater College campuses. This program will prepare students to become Nationally Registered EMT-Paramedics, with the ability to transfer to a degree program. We have designed this program to help accommodate the working student. The class sessions will be offered through ITV, web-casting, and classroom activities and include hospital clinical experiences and EMS field experiences; this will include the sites of Hennepin Medical Center, Rice Memorial Hospital, and Hutchinson Area Health Care. The classroom sessions are held two evenings a week, 6p-10p, and an eight-hour Saturday a month. The cost of the program will be approximately $10,000 which will be broken down into semesters, plus books, and fees. The prerequisite is that you must hold a current EMT certification. At this time we are working on the ability to offer financial aid to qualifying students, as well as other loan and grant options. One of several benefits for students include the opportunity to learn and work closely with HCMC EMS paramedics, and gain valuable experience working with this high volume urban/suburban EMS provider. At the same time, HCMC EMS staff have the opportunity to become familiar with the students. This EMS field experience can be helpful to, both, students in selecting their preferred employers and helpful to HCMC EMS in promoting a better paramedic and service fit. All students are required to take the student assessment test (ACCUPLACER), before being allowed to register for classes, this many be done at any MNSCU institution. Please make arrangements for this test ASAP. If you plan on testing at Ridgewater College, please call Heather Wright in Hutchinson, or Jane Friedrich at Willmar at 1-800-722-1151. In the metro area you may call Hennepin Tech 763-424-0928, Century College at 651-799-3352, Inver Hills Community College at 651-450-8687 or any MNSCU institution. Most institutions do this test at no charge. If you are interested in general information, contact Bev Hartzburg at 320-222-6063, or email bev.hartzburg@ridgewater.edu Or email us at roger.younker@co.hennepin.mn.us Ridgewater College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and educator. This information is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by calling 1-800-722-1151 or through the Minnesota Relay Service at 1-800-627-3529.
Comply with Federal Homeland Security and WMD awareness requirements - The MnIMS course described below is one of several courses available from us. if you have questions about what course work is required and for who, contact us. MnIMS - Minnesota National Incident Management System (NIMS) Course This course describes the MnIMS, which is an incident management system that provides a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, and local governments to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity. Disciplines with mandatory compliance requirements: Emergency Management Agency Personnel Law Enforcement Personnel Fire Service Personnel HAZMAT Responders Public Works Health care Personnel Emergency Medical Service Personnel Public Safety Communications Personnel Government Administration Personnel Public Health Personnel If you have any questions regarding this MnIMS course or other WMD awareness and preparedness training courses, please contact Rob Snyder, NREMT-Paramedic, at 612-873-4851.
Midwest Regional Poison Interest Group (MR PIG) Offers Online Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses The online courses can be accessed at: http://cme.mnpoison.org The goal of this program is to provide physicians, nurses and pharmacists with up to date, practical information on the diagnosis and treatment of poisoning exposures. Each course is approved for 1 hour of continuing medical education. Please note that Hennepin County Medical Center sponsors the CME credits and the Pharmacist CE is sponsored by Hennepin County Regional Poison Center and is for Minnesota licensed pharmacists only. Topics are selected based on news in the medical and public media and from evaluation feedback. If you have a topic of interest for a future course, please note it on the evaluation form upon completion of a current course. After you have registered and completed a course, “Online CME” will keep track which courses you have completed as well as retaining your book marks and notes in case you want to go back. We encourage you to use the Poison Help number 1-800-222-1222 as a resource for information on toxic exposures. This telephone number is operational throughout the United States and will immediately connect you with the poison center serving the area from which you are calling. Poison centers are staffed with specially trained pharmacists and nurses that work with physicians board certified in toxicology.
Do you need to renew your ACLS Provider NOW?
Then the self-paced computer-based ACLS Renewal course might be right for you. This AHA sponsored program is convenient, low stress, and learner focused. Call us for more information or to schedule a time to renew your ACLS that is convenient for you at 612-873-5681. The course is typically completed in 4-5 hours. The cost is $199. The AHA 2008 pocket reference handbook is provided for your use during the course, and for you to keep for future reference.

HCMC EMS Education - Overview & Mission

The EMS Education Department staff members are a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals with a vast and varied knowledge base. Energetic, creative, and committed to providing accurate and up-to-date information to fellow emergency medical care personnel are hallmark characteristics of the teaching staff. The teaching staff includes over 40 experienced EMS personnel in addition to the staff pictured below. The diversity of the staff is reflected in the wide course offerings and can be found by following the links listed to the left of your screen.

In 2006, EMS Education staff worked with over 2800 students and conducted over 40,000 student hours of instruction. We look forward to the possibility of working with you to improve your knowledge, skills, and ultimately the care you provide to patients.This desire to have a positive impact on patient care is reflected in our department's mission statement which is listed below.

The mission of the HCMC EMS Education Department is to enhance the quality of emergency medical care provided to the community through education, research, and specialty programs.

	We are committed to preparing public safety staff who are first responders in the Hennepin County EMS system to give excellent patient care through our education programs.
	We support the emergency medical care education needs of HCMC’s emergency services staff and other HCMC departments.
	We serve the broader community through outreach programs that respond to the needs of the lay public and health care providers, locally and beyond the metropolitan area.