We do have limited capability to provide some physician approved, non-emergency transportation to our District residents to and from the mainland and here on island as well. If you are non-ambulatory, bedridden, or require oxygen or medical attendants, you may qualify. Contact your on-island physician to access this service. Medicare will usually not pay for…
M-37 Paramedic Quick Response Vehicle M-37 is our newest paramedic quick response vehicle. This vehicle was placed in service in 2007. Operated usually by Paramedic Weyshawn Koons, it is outfitted with cardiac monitoring, defibrillation capability, emergency airway equipment and trauma stabilizing equipment. It allows our paramedic to quickly arrive on scene to provide stabilization while…
Our goal is to have an AED unit within 3 minutes of every resident of our EMS District. We currently have over 50 AED units deployed throughout the County in ambulances, EMTs cars, Deputy vehicles, fire engines, community buildings, resorts and in homes of citizens willing to respond to their neighbor’s cry for help.
Keep your home brightly lit to avoid tripping on objects that are hard to see. Also: Place night lights in your bedroom, bathroom and hallways. Place a lamp within reach of your bed for middle-of-the-night needs. Make clear paths to light switches that aren’t near room entrances. Consider trading traditional switches for glow-in-the-dark or illuminated…
The new Frank Wilson EMS Building is now under construction at the site of the new Peace Island Medical Center near the airport. The groundwork is almost complete and the foundation is going in next. Stay tunes for updates as the work progresses.
This is a website dedicated to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty of providing air medial services. A local Friday Harbor artist will be designing a statue for the garden. Please visit their website and consider giving a generous contribution to help make the Air Medical Memorial a reality.
James Bryner BA, RN, CEN, EMT-P is a Flight Nurse/Medic for us and was born and raised in California where he obtained a Bachelors degree in psychology from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Seeking a way to help people in a more direct, hands-on fashion, he went back to school and received his nursing…
Our island home lost a beloved family member, treasured friend, and caring advocate when Michael Roger succumbed to lymphoma on Thursday evening, October 20, 2011. He was in the care of Hospice House in Bellingham, where family and friends were close by his side during his brief stay. Michael spent his professional career defending the…
It’s Safety Fair Time! Games, a coloring contest, a rescue demonstration, food and lots of fun are on the agenda at the Safety Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 9, at the Mullis Street Fire Station. Participating agencies include the San Juan Island Fire Department, San Juan Island Emergency Medical Services,…
The EMTs, Paramedics, Flight Nurses and Pilots of our agency.
Record tourism and increased population necessitate a robust and world class EMS and transportation system here in the San Juans. We have just that! Island Air Ambulance is ready for the summer. After a long winter of preparation of extra pilot training, additional medical training for the EMTs and Paramedics, affiliation with regional and national…
National EMS week is being celebrated here on San Juan Island May 15-21, 2011.