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Millcreek | Fall 2016 | icmags.com 17 MI L LC RE E K PAR AME DI C SE R VI C E Millcreek Paramedic Service has once again received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifetime EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of severe heart attacks. The correct tools and training allow EMS providers to quickly identify the STEMI, promptly notify the hospital and trigger an early response from the awaiting hospital personnel. As an EMS agency that delivers education in STEMI identification, our paramedics are driving improvements in the care and outcomes of STEMI patients! Pictured from L to R: Alex Kuhn, Senior Director, Quality and Systems Improvement, American Heart Association; Mike Corsi, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Millcreek Paramedic Service; Gary Carver, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Millcreek Paramedic Service; William Martin, Assistant Operations Supervisor, Millcreek Paramedic Service; Dennis Hickin, Operations Supervisor, Millcreek Paramedic Service; American Heart Association Representatives, Lee Martell, Retired, UPMC HealthPlan; Gina Adams, Vice President of Service Line Development, Saint Vincent Hospital. Millcreek Millcreek Paramedic Service Receives another GOLD!