Boston Emergency Medical Services

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Boston Emergency Medical Services
Image:Boston EMS logo.gif
Established 1892
Headquarters Boston, MA
Jurisdiction City
Staff type Full-time Paid
Employees 300
BLS or ALS ALS
Chief Richard Serino
Medical Director Peter Moyer, MD, FACEP
Website http://www.bostonems.com/


Boston Emergency Medical Services (BEMS) provides advanced life support (ALS) and ambulance transport for the city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. BEMS is a department within the Boston Public Health Commission, and employs around 300 emergency medical technicians (EMT) and paramedics[1]. BEMS is a separate agency from the Boston Fire Department. BEMS only hires EMTs, and then promotes paramedics from within the department.

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[edit] History

BEMS traces its history to the Boston City Hospital Ambulance Service, formed in 1892[2].

[edit] Regimental Pipes and Drums Corps

The Boston EMS Regimental Pipes and Drums Corps is the only dedicated EMS pipe and drum band in the United States, and was formed in 1998[3].

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.bostonems.com/
  2. ^ http://www.bostonems.com/history.html
  3. ^ http://www.bostonems.com/pipesdrums/pipesnaemt.htm
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