Emergency Medical Services

The Rules & Regs promulgating the EMS System Act can be viewed/downloaded at the PEHSC website homepage at www.pehsc.org

There are 14 Regional EMS Councils in the Commonwealth that administer the EMS Program for the Department of Health as promulgated by Pennsylvania's Act 37 which was signed into law on August 18, 2009 (Replacing Act 45 of 1984).

The Lycoming County Commissioners are the Department of Health contract holders for the Regional EMS Council of Lycoming, Tioga, and Sullivan Counties. The Department of Emergency Services, as agents of the PA Department of Health administer the local EMS program.

Links

 Final Report - Senate Resolution 6
A bipartisan commission appointed by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania has issued its final report acknowledging the crisis that Emergency Services is facing and offering support in the form of 27 specific recommendations.  Read this report here.

2020 Comprehensive Annual Report  

 2019 Comprehensive Annual Report

   CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) EBOLA INFORMATION 

• CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) ZIKA INFORMATION
• Payment Assistance Resources for EMS Programs
• Lycoming  County EMS Reimbursement/Incentive Program 
• EMS Agency  Licensure
• DOH Voluntary Rescue Recognition
• DOH INFORMATIONAL BULLETINS
• EMS Certification Testing  (2020)
• EMS Continuing Education Programs
• EMR Course offered by Pennsylvania College of Technology 
• EMT Course offered by Pennsylvania College of Technology
• EMR Courses offered by Harrisburg Area Community College
• EMT Courses offered by Harrisburg Area Community College
• Lapse of EMS Certification
• Certification by Endorsement
• Medical Command Authorization
• Automated External Defibrillation Program
• EMS Data Collection
• Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
• Continuing Quality Improvement (CQI) Program
• Public Information & Education
• Special Event Planning
• PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM
• NATIONAL REGISTRY
• Additional Links
• PA DOH Accredited Stroke Centers 
• 2021 Meeting/Event Dates  (Revised 1/12/21) 

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EMS Voluntary Event Notification Tool

Please consider utilizing the anonymous and HIPAA Compliant E.V.E.N.T. web

EMS in Pennsylvania

Check out Pennsylvania's Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Website!

Lycoming County, PA Live Scanner Feed

Flood Ready

Lycoming County Automated Flood Gauges

Awards

At the 2019 PA EMS Conference, EMT Richard Strous from the Old Lycoming Twp. VFC  was recognized as the
statewide BLS Practitioner of the Year

 

Local Weather

Contact Information

Wendy Hastings
Director, LTS EMS Council
Email: whastings@lyco.org
Phone: 570-433-4461
Fax: 570-433-4435