News and Information for the community served by Jackson Community Ambulance

News and Information  

July 14, 2008

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In a medical crisis, paramedics and emergency medical technicians play a vital role.  To meet the demand for qualified EMS providers, the Huron Valley Ambulance Center for EMS Education is partnering with Jackson Community College to provide instruction for emergency medical technician (EMT) and paramedic students in the Jackson area.  HVA and JCC are modeling this venture on HVA’s successful 15-year partnership with Schoolcraft College in Livonia.

The EMS field is growing. “There is a demand for qualified EMTs and paramedics to work in EMS, fire departments, hospitals and private industry,” states Shaun Pochik, HVA education manager. “JCC has done a good job teaching EMTs and paramedics for many years and now we hope to make their program even better.”

Anyone interested in a career in the exciting and important field of emergency medical services is invited to learn more at an Open House from1-4 p.m. Saturday, July 19 in Rooms 176 and 177, Justin Whiting Hall on the Jackson campus, 2111 Emmons Rd.

To celebrate their partnership, HVA and JCC are hosting the open house.  Information on the programs will be available along with demonstrations of equipment that paramedics use in the field. 

Huron Valley Ambulance, based in Ann Arbor, and Allegiance Health (formerly Foote Health System) has jointly owned Jackson Community Ambulance since 1996. 

For more information on the EMS programs or the open house, call Marla Clark, JCC director of allied health programs, at 517-796-8453 or e-mail her.

For more information on the Open House, click here.

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