Will / Grundy EMS System

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

Lower cost CPAP alternatives posted May 2010

Med Alliance Group, Inc. is introducing the Flow-Safe CPAP System. A disposable CPAP System with built-in safety features for less. The cost is $210 for a box of 5. This product was brought to us by one of our agencies as an alternative to the CPAP that needs the generators. Testing and FDA approval documentation reviewed by the System and available upon request. To review the Flow-Safe CPAP System literature, click here. Some agencies are using other disposable CPAP products, which is also acceptable.

EMS Week May 16-22, 2010 posted May 2010

This year's EMS Week theme has not yet been announced. The System-wide EMS Week Awards Luncheon was  May 17th, 2010 at 11am at Harrah's Joliet Casino. Congratulations to all of our award winners and thank you to everyone that came to celebrate and support them!!!

Submit runs that you would like considered for OUTSTANDING CALLS and LIFESAVE AWARDS

 for next EMS Week until April 14, 2011. You may fax, email, mail or drop them off to the EMS office.

Welch Allyn Defibrillators Recalled posted March 2009

Welch Allyn has recalled 14,000 AED 10 and MRL JumpStart automatic external defibrillators. The company made the recall because of three defects: risk for delivering low-energy shock, chance of unexpected shutdown, and susceptibility to electromagnetic noise interference. The manufacturer told customers to continue using these AEDs - manufactured between October 3, 2002 and January 25, 2007 - until they receive replacements, since the chance for a malfunction is "remote." To date, 39 malfunctions have been reported.