Broadview Fire Department Donates Reserve Ambulance to Loyola EMS System
June 10, 2024
Categories: Emergency Medicine & Trauma
Tags: EMS, Emergency Medical Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Broadview Fire Department Donates Reserve Ambulance to Loyola EMS System
Maywood, Illinois – The Broadview Fire Department has donated its reserve ambulance to the Loyola EMS System, enabling the organization to further its education of EMTs and Paramedics and foster the next generation of future leaders in emergency medical services.
This donation would not have been possible without the hard work of Robert Franciere, DNP, RN, CEN, TNS, PHRN, Loyola EMS System Coordinator, Joshua Hintz, A.A.S., CCEMT-P, EMT-P, Loyola EMS System Lead Instructor, and Mathew Martin, CFO, Broadview Fire Department Acting Fire Chief.
This act of generosity will allow the Loyola EMS System to continue the mission of providing top-notch care to their community by educating and training EMTs and Paramedics to the highest standards. The ambulance donation will also enhance the system’s ability to provide continuing education to already licensed healthcare professionals.
“We are incredibly grateful to the Broadview Fire Department for their ongoing collaboration and support,” said Oliver Boryszewski, BS, FP-C, C-NPT, CCEMT-P, PNCCT, NRP, EMT-P, Director of the Loyola EMS Paramedic Program and Critical Care Education Coordinator. “Their donation will help us provide our students with hands-on training and allow us to continue providing top-notch care to our community.”
The Loyola EMS System has a long history of providing exceptional emergency medical services training to Maywood, Illinois, and the surrounding areas and counties. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our dedication to educating and training the next generation of emergency medical professionals.
For more information about the Loyola EMS System, please visit our website at https://LoyolaEMS.com.
For more information about the Broadview Fire Department, please visit their website at https://broadview-il.gov/
About Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.
Established in 1961, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital is a 247-licensed-bed community hospital in Melrose Park that includes the Judd A. Weinberg Emergency Department, the Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery and Bariatric Care, Loyola Cancer Care & Research at the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Center, acute rehabilitation, a transitional care center, childcare center and fitness center. Founded in 1919, MacNeal Hospital is a 374-licensed-bed teaching hospital in Berwyn with advanced medical, surgical and psychiatric services and a 68-bed behavioral health program.
For more information, visit loyolamedicine.org. You can also follow Loyola Medicine on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or X (formerly known as Twitter).
About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).