October 24, 2007: General Information
McGregor Memorial EMS (formerly Durham Ambulance Corps) is a regional, non-profit organization providing emergency healthcare and education to the New Hampshire Seacoast region.
We offer:
- Emergency ambulance services in Durham, Lee, Madbury and UNH
- CPR Safe training and certification for schools
- Education for EMS professionals
- CPR and First Aid training for the public
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Emergency Ambulance Services
We provide emergency ambulance services to the communities of Durham, Lee, Madbury and the University of NH. Our active members are professional EMTs who have dedicated themselves to delivering the highest possible standard of care to their fellow residents, students and neighbors.
40 Year Commitment to Excellence
This year we celebrate our 40th anniversary providing exemplary emergency services to the community. McGregor Memorial EMS maintains an organizational commitment to excellence, and prides itself on being one of the most highly trained and professionally organized ambulance services in the state:
- Equipment
- two Advanced Life Support ambulances
- incorporating state-of-the-art equipment
- one reserve ambulance
- to ensure increased availability
- Lifepak 12 Cardiac Monitor
- two Advanced Life Support ambulances
- EMT Personnel
- nearly 50 active EMTs
- Advanced Life Support Team - With a large, highly-experienced team of paramedics and intermediates, we strive to make advanced life support available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- 8 Paramedics - with many years of experience
- 1 paramedic in training
- 16 Advanced Intermediates
- 8 Paramedics - with many years of experience
- Seasoned EMS Professionals - Every one of the senior providers at McGregor Memorial EMS has years of experience and training. Indeed, most of our senior "volunteers" are seasoned EMS professionals who work for some of the most highly-regarded EMS organizations in the area, including:
- Frisbee Hospital EMS Intercept Services
- Greater Lowell EMS Services
- Exeter Hospital EMS Intercept Services
- Wentworth Douglass Hospital Emergency Department
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Our senior providers include EMS instructors, nurses and medical students.
- Ongoing Education and Training - We have a strong commitment to ongoing education and training. McGregor provides extensive weekly and monthly training in-house, and makes available numerous opportunities for advanced EMS training.
- On-call Station Coverage - While most volunteer services rely exclusively on "at-home" providers to respond to calls (slowing response time), we maintain in-station coverage for the vast majority of our calls.
Commitment to Compassionate Service
Compassionate service has been a hallmark of McGregor's service to the community. In thank-you letters and surveys, patient after patient has commented that the compassion and respect shown by McGregor Memorial EMS to them and their families made a fundamental difference in the quality of their care. The experience of our patients is confirmed by national surveys that support the view that compassionate care yields better medical outcomes.
Unique Opportunity for Community Service
New Hampshire towns have historically enjoyed a strong ethic of community service. Our volunteer fire and EMS organizations are a fundamental part of the "core fiber" that helps preserve and maintain our central character. McGregor Memorial EMS exemplifies this ethic. We work closely with the local volunteer fire departments, whose members provide excellent first responder care and with whom we share several volunteers.
Positive Relationship Between University, University Students, and Towns
Every day, the commitment of our student volunteers enhances the positive image of UNH and its students. Moreover, it is one of the key ways in which the University "gives back" to the surrounding communities.
Core Feeder Organization for EMS, Fire, and Hospital Organizations in the Seacoast Area
With its unique focus on training and continuing education, McGregor Memorial EMS has trained hundreds of EMTs who have gone on to careers as EMTs, doctors, nurses, firefighters and police officers in the Seacoast area and beyond.
Preparedness for Large Scale Incidents
In today's environment, prudence requires that we be prepared in the event that a large scale incident occurs at any of the large sports, entertainment, educational or transportation venues located in our communities. With our large corps of volunteers, we can rapidly deploy the EMS personnel required to begin management and treatment of the ill and injured. A large, dedicated EMS capability frees our dedicated firefighters to focus on the fire, rescue and haz-mat aspects of such an incident.
Planning for the future
To maintain operational readiness, we recently purchased a third ambulance. We continue to make two full-time ambulances available for active service. The third, older ambulance is maintained as a reserve unit to provide back-up in the event that one of the other ambulances is out-of-service, as well as provide additional capacity for special events.
History
"Volunteerism" and "service to community" are values central to the communities of New Hampshire. These values have been at the heart of McGregor throughout its history and continue to guide our thoughts as we plan for the future.
