1 This Week: A Night of Honor Photos 2 Maintenance Notification 3 EMS Week Schedule of Events 4 Medic Store Open House 5 Medic in the Media 6 Vacation Cash Out 7 Training Schedule 8 Medic Calendar 8 News From The Front Line May 17, 2010 The MEDIC Dispatch Mecklenburg EMS Agency Dates to Remember : May 17th PALS Training 1300-1700 May 20th PALS Training 1800-2200 A special thank you to the more than 70 Medic honorees that were in attendance to the “A Night of Honor” themed ROSC (Return of Spontaneous Circulation) events, May 10 th and May 12 th . It was truly an emotional, proud and celebratory event for both the honorees and their guests. The event captured the emotional value and impact our EMTs and Paramedics continue to make everyday on individuals and families throughout the greater Charlotte metro area. Many EMTs and Paramedics were in attendance to receive their first pin, while others in the crowd received new pins for their multiple ROSCs during the year 2009. In addition to honoring the ROSC efforts of our field employees, the night also recognized other members of the Medic family. Stars of Life recipients Mike Sherriff, Don Robinson and Jonathan Wise were featured in a video dedication by their supervisor(s) as to how each individual embodies Medic Standards of Excellence every day. CMED Assistant Supervisor, Bryan Hancock was recognized for his outstanding dedication and service to the community as the 2010 Outstanding Medic for the Burnette/Nobles Safety Award. The night also paid tribute to Mike Gilmore who will soon retire from the Medic Tactical EMS program (better known as the Medic SWAT unit). Mike Gilmore has been an original member of the Medic SWAT unit since its inception more than 16 years ago. Photos from both ROSC events will soon be available online. A link from Nikkie Perry will be sent out later this week with all the photos taken during the May 10 th and May 12 th events. For now, please turn to page two for a photo highlight of the Monday, May 10 th ROSC celebration! The Medic Dispatch will run a full page photo spread of the Wednesday, May 12 th ROSC celebration in next week’s edition of the Medic Dispatch In addition, a DVD of the ROSC celebrations will be made for any employee who wishes to view the ROSC celebration from the comfort of their home. Many thanks to everyone who participated in our two ROSC events including all honorees and their families, supervisors as well as special guests, Dr. Paul Colavita of Carolinas HealthCare Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute; Dr. Yele Aluko of MidCarolina Cardiology and Debi Faubion, current President of Mecklenburg Medical Alliance and Endowment (MMAE). It was truly a wonderful night of honor! A Night of Honor EMS Week 2010 is Here!
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This Week:
A Night of Honor
Photos 2
Maintenance
Notification 3
EMS Week
Schedule of Events 4
Medic Store Open
House 5
Medic in the Media 6
Vacation Cash Out 7
Training Schedule 8
Medic Calendar 8
News From The Front Line May 17, 2010
The MEDIC Dispatch
Mecklenburg
EMS
Agency
Dates to
Remember:
May 17th
PALS Training
1300-1700
May 20th
PALS Training
1800-2200
A special thank you to the more than 70 Medic
honorees that were in attendance to the “A
Night of Honor” themed ROSC (Return of
Spontaneous Circulation) events, May 10th and
May 12th. It was truly an emotional, proud and
celebratory event for both the honorees and
their guests.
The event captured the emotional value and
impact our EMTs and Paramedics continue to
make everyday on individuals and families throughout the greater Charlotte metro area. Many
EMTs and Paramedics were in attendance to receive their first pin, while others in the crowd
received new pins for their multiple ROSCs during the year 2009.
In addition to honoring the ROSC efforts of our field employees, the night also recognized
other members of the Medic family. Stars of Life recipients Mike Sherriff, Don Robinson and
Jonathan Wise were featured in a video dedication by their supervisor(s) as to how each
individual embodies Medic Standards of Excellence every day. CMED Assistant Supervisor,
Bryan Hancock was recognized for his outstanding dedication and service to the community as
the 2010 Outstanding Medic for the Burnette/Nobles Safety Award. The night also paid tribute
to Mike Gilmore who will soon retire from the Medic Tactical EMS program (better known as
the Medic SWAT unit). Mike Gilmore has been an original member of the Medic SWAT unit
since its inception more than 16 years ago.
Photos from both ROSC events will soon be available online. A link from Nikkie Perry will be
sent out later this week with all the photos taken during the May 10th and May 12th events.
For now, please turn to page two for a photo highlight of the Monday, May 10th ROSC
celebration! The Medic Dispatch will run a full page photo spread of the Wednesday, May 12th
ROSC celebration in next week’s edition of the Medic Dispatch In addition, a DVD of the ROSC
celebrations will be made for any employee who wishes to view the ROSC celebration from
the comfort of their home.
Many thanks to everyone who participated in our two ROSC events including all honorees and
their families, supervisors as well as special guests, Dr. Paul Colavita of Carolinas HealthCare
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute; Dr. Yele Aluko of MidCarolina Cardiology and Debi Faubion,
current President of Mecklenburg Medical Alliance and Endowment (MMAE).
It was truly a wonderful night of honor!
A Night of Honor
EMS Week 2010
is Here!
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A Night of Honor
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During EMS Week each Medic employee can choose from one of the four gift
options as shown. Employees have two ways to submit the gift option of their
choice:
1) Send Nikkie Perry an e-mail at [email protected] indicating the option
number, size and preferred color (of the two available colors only).
Example: Option #1, Size: Small, Color: Navy
2) Stop by the Medic Store Open House on Tuesday, May 18th or on
Thursday, May 20th from 2:30—7:00 pm and indicate your Medic
Employee Gift option number, size and preferred color.
All Medic Employee Gift selections must be selected no later than Thursday, May 20th. Please contact Nikkie Perry in
the PR department at [email protected] or ext. 6178 if you have any questions about the Medic Employee Gift.
Medic Employee Gift Option
Please be aware that at midnight on Friday, May 21st, Time
Warner Cable will perform telecom initial maintenance.
There be a service interruption from 1 to 10 minutes on
the T-1 that carries out internet and mobile mapping data
traffic due to this maintenance.
Units will not track in CAD, receive call data or routes
(they will still track on the MDT in the unit), nor will they
be able to transmit status changes. Please be aware to
make their status changes for them. The EPCR data
transmitted to unit's tablets will not be available during this
time frame; however it should "catch up" when
connectivity is restored.
Because the service interruption will occur on midnight,
overnight shifts late Thursday night into early Friday
morning will be affected during the service interruption.
Please contact Communications Manager, Todd Sims at
To allow employees to cash-out a limited amount of accrued vacation time on an annual basis.
Policy
Employees who have more than 30 days (240 hours) of accrued vacation will be allowed to
“cash-out” a minimum of one (1) day (8 hours) up to a maximum of five (5) days (40 hours) per
year for the amount of days over 30. This “cash-out” will be included in the second pay period of June. Vacation hours accrued thru the first paycheck in June will be used as the vacation “cash-out” eligibility criteria. Vacation hours used,
accrued, or earned during the “cash-out” pay period will not be considered in determining vacation “cash-out” eligibility. All
“cash-outs” must be in increments of 8-hours only. No partial days will be accepted.
Employees who want to take advantage of this benefit must have at least 240-hours remaining in their accrual balance after the “cash-out”.
Vacation “cash-out” requests must be submitted through completion of the “Vacation Cash-Out Form” to the Payroll
department. A copy of the completed form will then be forwarded to Human Resources to be included in the personnel
files.
The Payroll department has the authority to make necessary adjustments in an employee’s “cash-out” request if the “cash-
out” hours have been incorrectly requested (i.e., the number of “cash-out” hours is greater than the number of “cash-out”
hours available). For more information on Medic’s vacation cash out policy, please contact Accounting Coordinator, Darlene