PA Ambulance Company CEO Resigns from Post After Less Than Two Years
The CEO of Westmoreland County's largest ambulance service resigned this week after less than two years on the job.
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Ambulances Scramble as Sharon (PA) Regional Emergency Room Closes
The emergency room at Sharon Regional Medical Center officially closed its doors Sunday morning at 7 a.m., leaving ambulance services scrambling.
PA Hospital Closure Pushes EMS Burden on Neighboring Hospital
Sharon Regional Medical Center, a facility now operating on emergency room diversion status and with limited staffing, is facing potential permanent closure.
PA Legislation Aims to Address Post-Traumatic Stress Among First Responders
Under the bill, firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians and paramedics would be entitled to benefits under the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation law.
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PA Ambulance Service Closes After 36 Years Due to Financial Struggles
Saltsburg-based Lifestat Ambulance closed its doors on Saturday, Dec. 7, after 36 years of operations.
PA Family Thankful for CPR Class that Taught Student How to Save Her Mom
When Grace Ortiz was offered a first aid and CPR course at Blue Mountain High School, she didn’t want to take it.
Rescuers Rethink Safety of Their Search for Woman Believed to Have Fallen in Sinkhole
A crumbling coal mine was complicating efforts and endangering workers looking for a woman believed to have fallen in a sinkhole.
Penn Hills (PA) Receives $500,000 Gift Honoring Paramedic Who Died in Line of Duty
Penn Hills leaders presented a $500,000 check for a new ambulance dedicated to paramedic Nick Theofilis, honoring his service and sacrifice.
Ambulances, Police Vehicles Keep Breaking Down in Pittsburgh as City Struggles to Find Funding
Pittsburgh ambulances break down so often while transporting patients to the hospital that the city has stopped keeping track.
PA Construction Worker Seriously Injured after Arm Caught in Machinery
A construction worker was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries after his arm got caught piece of equipment at an industrial site.
Two Transported after PA Vehicle, Pedestrian Crash
Two people were transported to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown Saturday after a vehicle- versus-pedestrian crash.
Grant Calcaterra went from EMT Trainee to a Reliable Part of the Eagles’ Offense
Grant Calcaterra may have been one percentage point away from never playing football again.