Austin-Travis County EMS

Physician Assistant T. Baker recently celebrated his 5 years at the City of Austin. His certificate and 5-year pin were presented by Dr. Mark Escott. Here is to many more years as an #ATCEMSMedic. Thank you for your dedicated service to the citizens and patients of Austin, PA Baker!

#ATCEMSMedics would like to congratulate CS L. Sitorius for receiving the Clinical Excellence Award. This past August, Medic 1- staffed by CS L. Sitorius and Medic J. Thomas- were dispatched to reports of a person down after being struck by lightning on a golf course. While responding, they received information that bystanders- including an off-duty AFD Firefighter- were performing CPR and deploying an AED on a young man. The Medic 1 crew arrived, after the AFD crew had restored pulses, but were informed that the patient was not breathing on his own. Working as a team, they were able to appropriately medicate, intubate, ventilate the patient, and stabilize him for transport. In the nomination submission, Clinical Specialist Sitorius was especially praised for his ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team of providers and direct advanced care, leading to the best possible outcome. Thanks to everyone’s hard work, the patient was discharged only a few days later without any significant long-term deficits. Great job to CS Sitorius and the clinical team, including our partners at Austin Fire Department. Excellent work. We would also like to highlight the importance of bystander CPR and being weather aware.

#ATCEMSMedics would like to congratulate CS L. Sitorius for receiving the Clinical Excellence Award. This past August, Medic 1- staffed by CS L. Sitorius and Medic J. Thomas- were dispatched to reports of a person down after being struck by lightning on a golf course. While responding, they received information that bystanders- including an off-duty AFD Firefighter- were performing CPR and deploying an AED on a young man. The Medic 1 crew arrived, after the AFD crew had restored pulses, but were informed that the patient was not breathing on his own. Working as a team, they were able to appropriately medicate, intubate, ventilate the patient, and stabilize him for transport. In the nomination submission, Clinical Specialist Sitorius was especially praised for his ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team of providers and direct advanced care, leading to the best possible outcome. Thanks to everyone’s hard work, the patient was discharged only a few days later without any significant long-term deficits. Great job to CS Sitorius and the clinical team, including our partners at Austin Fire Department. Excellent work. We would also highlight the importance of bystander CPR and being weather aware.

#ATCEMS Recruiters will be attending the TX. EMS Conference in Forth Worth, TX at the Forth Worth Convention Center (1201 Houston St., Forth Worth, TX. 76102) from Sunday, November 24 - Wednesday, November 27, 2024. If you're someone seeking to strengthen your skills and enhance your clinical knowledge, we'd be interested in speaking with you! Come see us at booth #749, let's discuss how you can join our team and become a part of an elite system that provides the highest quality of care!

Please join us in congratulating the following providers, who were promoted to Clinical Specialist. After an intensive 16-week training process, they have been credentialed to practice at the Provider Level-5 (PL5 Paramedic Clinician) level. Clinical Specialists J. Rodriguez, S. Santiago, Z. Rafferty, and E. Torrez Congratulations to everyone!

Please join us in congratulating the following providers, who were promoted to Clinical Specialist. After an intensive 16-week training process, they have been credentialed to practice at the Provider Level-5 (PL5 Paramedic Clinician) level. Clinical Specialists J. Rodriguez, S. Santiago, Z. Rafferty, and E. Torrez Congratulations to everyone!

#ATCEMS is currently accepting applications for our new hiring process! The following positions are NOW open: EMS Cadet - Communications (July 2025 Academy) EMS Cadet - Field (July 2025 Academy) Direct-Hire Clinical Specialist: Field - Paramedic Only (July 2025 Academy) We provide many career opportunities to extend your knowledge and experience throughout multiple areas. Like our Specialized Teams - Tactical medics, which provide patient care during SWAT situations. Consideration for this unit consists of completing SWAT school and continued training. For more information about the our positions and/or to apply- please, visit: https://bit.ly/EMSHiring

#ATCEMS is proud to announce our most recent promotions to the rank of Captain! #ATCEMSMedics T. Holland and S. Lewellen recently promoted from Clinical Specialist to Captain. Testing for promotion is not easy; the dedication and commitment required to appropriately prepare for the test is significant. These individuals met the challenge and we're so excited to watch them flourish in their new roles! Please join us in congratulating Captains Holland and Lewellen!

#ATCEMS is currently accepting applications for our new hiring process! The following positions are NOW open: EMS Cadet - Communications (July 2025 Academy) EMS Cadet - Field (July 2025 Academy) Direct-Hire Clinical Specialist: Field - Paramedic Only (July 2025 Academy) For more information about the positions and/or to apply- please, visit: https://bit.ly/EMSHiring

Today is World Prematurity Day, a day to recognize the tiniest warriors and their families. Premature babies account for 15million births a year. This population being born out of hospital, adds a greater challenge to pre-hospital management. Recently, after an uptick in prehospital 'micro-preemie' births (babies born before 26 weeks or under 1lb. ) , ATCEMS' Medical Directors focused on micro-preemies during our continuing education sessions. The content delivered by Dr. Heidi Abraham focused on pre-hospital management and resuscitation of this special population. Our Medical Directors awarded the following crew with the Clinical Excellence Award, after they were pivotal in resuscitating and stabilizing a 23 week gestation micro-preemie born out of hospital, as well as the patient's mother who was also experiencing complications. The citation reads as follows, "ATCEMS Medic 03- staffed by M. Ward and D. Dean-Masse as well as Paramedic Practitioner C. Brown were dispatched to reports of a patient in labor. When they arrived, they found that the mother was preparing to deliver and that no clear gestational age was known. When the infant was delivered, it was obvious that the young patient was extremely premature and in distress. The crew immediately called for additional help in caring for both patients. Medic 05- staffed by C. Castellanos and B. Duran- as well as DC03 M. Villasenor quickly responded. As a team, they were able to provide exceptional care for both the premature infant and the mother who was suffering complications from childbirth. Despite this extremely challenging situation, their outstanding treatment of both patients gave them each the best possible opportunity for a good outcome." Excellent work to these patient care teams! We are also happy to report that the patients are still progressing well.