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The current Regional Paramedic Program began in January 2021.
The next program is tentatively planned to begin in 2023. 

Getting rural EMS providers the training they need to enhance their skills and level of care has always been difficult. Faced with a looming crisis, Southern Tier Health Care System, a rural health care network funded by the New York State Charles B. Cook Office of Rural Health, convened a group of regional EMS medical directors, EMS educators and the leaders of regional EMS agencies to find a solution in January of 2013.

Working as a liaison with the New York Bureau of EMS, Southern Tier Health Care System secured permission to design a program that meets the needs of our rural area. Southern Tier Health Care System surveyed other programs that use distance-learning technology to train EMS providers to create a best-practices paramedic training program. The result was a plan to create a Regional Paramedic Program that used distance learning technology to allow this advance training in a rural community.

The Regional Paramedic Program was launched the first week of January 2014, less than a year after Southern Tier Health Care System hosted the planning meeting. This program would not have been possible unless everyone was willing to work together. The cooperation speaks volumes about how a rural community can work together and make the impossible, possible. The Regional Paramedic Program represents the Power of Rural message that National Rural Health Day was created to celebrate. 

​The UPMC Chautauqua @ WCA Paramedic program has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status, it is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation standards through the Letter of Review Self Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation. Letter of Review is recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for eligibility to take the NREMT's Paramedic credentialing examination(s). However, it is NOT a guarantee of eventual accreditation. To contact CoAEMSP: 214-703-8445/www.coaemsp.org. 

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        • Education & Training
        • Annual Skills
        • Applications & Forms
        • PCR Request
        • Protocols
        • Public Access Defib
      • News & Notices
      • Safe Transport
      • PECC
      • SWREMS, WREMAC & BEMS
    • Safe Kids >
      • Safe Kids Events
    • Cribs for Kids
    • Overdose Prevention >
      • Report Narcan Use
      • Narcan Training
      • NY Matters >
        • Leave Behind Attestation
      • Drug Disposal Resources
    • Caregiver Navigation
    • Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner >
      • Become a SAFE Provider
    • Health Insurance
    • File of Life
    • Blood Drives
    • American Heart Association Training
    • Stop the Bleed
    • BRMC/OGH Entry-Level Position Interest
  • Contact Us
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