Paramedics/EMS

GOLDEN HEART SERVICES
Rugby, North Dakota

Our Department is based at the Heart of America Medical Center in Rugby, ND. We provide all of the following services:

• 24 Hour ALS intercept & response with the volunteer ambulance services located in the communities of Esmond, Leeds, Maddock, Towner, Rolette and Rugby. 
• Ambulance Billing
• EMS educational courses (check for current course offerings)
• Administrative support for local ambulance services
• Critical Care Inter-facility transports (ALS & BLS ambulance transportation)
• Community & Farm Safety Education
• Contract staffing

OUR STORY

Mark Weber EMT-P EMS Coordinator golden@hamc.com	Bob Landsberger EMT-P EMS Education Staff Paramedic ghmedicbob@hamc.com	Jeri Warrenburg EMT-P EMS Education  Contract Staffing Staff Paramedic emtpjeri@gmail.com
Carmen Asham EMT-P Paramedic Supervisor - MAFB EMS Education carmenelectra7@yahoo.com	Angel Hoffert EMT-I CTC Coordinator EMS Education Contract Staffing Ambulance Transfers ghmedicangel@hamc.com	Cameron Thornberg EMT-P Contract staffing Staff Paramedic
Tami Kitzman, EMT-P EMS Education Staff Paramedic Contract Staffing	Cindy Voeller, EMT-I Ambulance Billing Contract Staffing EMS Education Ambulance transfers ghbilling3@hamc.com	Tammy Tuenge EMT-P Service Director - Rolette
Marnie Stadum EMT-I Ambulance Billing Ambulance Transfers Contract Staffing ghbilling2@hamc.com	Chad Geisinger EMT-P  Contract Staffing  Staff Paramedic	Colleen Mattson  Ambulance Billing
Picture  Not Available Cory Hammer EMT-B Contract Staffing	Karla McKinven EMT-I  Contract Staffing

Jackie Albrecht EMT-P Ambulance Transfers EMS Education	Laurie Odden EMT-B Ambulance Transfers	Picture  Not Available Nancy Schneibel EMT-B Ambulance Transfers EMS Education
Picture  Not Available Will Griffin, Driver Ambulance Transfers	Trica Mueller, EMT-B Ambulance Transfers	Picture  Not Available Rita Teigen EMT-B Ambulance Transfers
Betty Voeller  Ambulance Billing	Lindsey Brossart EMT-P Contract Staff	Picture  Not Available RJ Benth EMT-P Contract Staffing
Picture  Not Available Kate Johnson EMT-P Contract Staffing	Picture  Not Available Don Warrenburg EMT-I  Contract Staffing  Ambulance Transfers	Picture  Not Available Christie Jaeger  Ambulance Billing

The Golden HEART program employs licensed EMT-Paramedics, EMT-Intermediates and EMT Basics who are based at the Heart of America Medical Center in Rugby, ND. Our Paramedics co-respond to medical and traumatic emergencies with volunteer ambulance services in area communities. Our Paramedics and EMT-I's and EMT-B's also accompany critical patients during ambulance transfers from the Heart of America Medical Center to tertiary medical facilities in larger metropolitan areas.

Goals

• Strengthen and develop local community volunteer ambulance services and first responder services.
• Increase the survival rate, and reduce the impact of support intervention during the golden hour.
• Reduce the incidences of injury and trauma caused by falls, accidents, and farm accidents through education and awareness
• Increase the level of cooperation and shared responsibility for emergency health care services among the communities in the area
• Reinforce the long-term survival of the Heart of America Medical Center, a regional primary care hospital.

Team Concept
The Golden Heart “Team” consists of volunteer ambulance services in seven area communities, local fire/rescue first responder units, the Heart of America Medical Center which is a level IV Trauma Center, and the medical staff of the Johnson Clinic.

The team leader, the Heart of America Medical Center, is the primary care hospital, located in Rugby, North Dakota. “The Geographical Center of North America”. We have 38 licensed beds and 118 skilled care beds. The hospital provides inpatient and outpatient surgical services, physical therapy, laboratory, radiology, and respiratory therapy. The hospital’s parent organization also operates the Haaland Home, an 80 bed basic care facility and the Haaland Manor for retirement living. The service area includes about 13,000 residents, with nearly 25% age 65 and older. The area economy is heavily agricultural, with a large acreage farmland ranches.

The “backbone” of the local EMS system are the volunteer ambulance services located in the communities of Esmond, Leeds, Maddock, Rolette, Rugby and Towner. These area volunteers provide basic life support and medical transportation in a five county region, and assist with 600 emergency requests a year.

There is also an affiliation agreement for tertiary and other emergency support with Trinity Health, a level II Trauma Center located in Minot, 65 miles from Rugby. Trinity Health operates an aero medical service that serves the area covered by the Golden Heart program.

For Further Information Contact:
golden@hamc.com
(701) 776-5261, ext. 2147