Will / Grundy EMS System

   Silver Cross Hospital ∙ 1200 Maple Road ∙ Joliet, IL 60432 ∙ 815-740-7130 ∙ Fax 815-740-7917

Will/Grundy Emergency Medical Services System

The Will/Grundy Emergency Medical Services System is a network of fire departments, ambulance services, industrial responders, training centers and hospitals, all committed to providing the highest quality of pre-hospital patient care. Silver Cross Hospital, a Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals National award winner for the last six consecutive years, is the state-designated Resource Hospital for the Will/Grundy EMS System and has been since the System's inception in May of 1975. Together, Will/Grundy EMS and Silver Cross Hospital provide primary and continuing medical education, quality assurance and administrative support to our agencies and providers.

Staff:

David J Mikolajczak, DO, FACOEP, EMS Medical Director: djm1308@aol.com

Open, EMS Director/EMS Coordinator: 

Marilyn MacBlane, EMT-B, Operations Coordinator:  mmacblane@silvercross.org 

Marilyn handles provider relicensure, system entry, inspections, pyxis entry, special events, publications, website maintenance, electronic data collection, and class registration for ACLS, PALS, PHTLS, and the Paramedic program,. Find more detailed information on the Operations, Relicensure and System Entry pages.

Lonnie Polhemus, RN, BSN, NREMT-P, Education Coordinator: lpolhemus@silvercross.org

Lonnie handles the Paramedic Education Program, American Heart Association (AHA) Community Training Center (CTC), and ACLS, PALS and PHTLS courses taught within the Paramedic Program. Check out the "Courses" page for more information.

Audrey Finkel, MS, EMT-P, Educator: afinkel@silvercross.org

Audrey handles QA/QI, the CME program, and assists as an Instructor for the Paramedic Program and specialty courses.

Mary Iverson, CTC Clerk: miverson@silvercross.org

Mary handles the American Heart Association Training Center records, ambulance billing and agency run reports.