American Medical Response - Sacramento Valley EMS

🚑We are incredibly proud to recognize three outstanding members of our Sacramento Valley EMS team who were recently selected as star life recipients by the California ambulance Association. 🚑

👏Congratulations to Emily Droesch, Andrew Armitage, and Jon Hughes!👏

This prestigious recognition honors their exceptional commitment to clinical excellence and their dedication to serving our patients, partners, and community with the highest level of care.

Emily, Andrew, and Jon truly represent the very best of EMS. Through their passion for education, training, mentorship, and quality improvement, they continue to raise the bar for patient care across our region. Their leadership -both in field and behind the scenes- has made a lasting impact on our teams and the communities we serve.

The positive outcomes we see every day are not by chance. They are the result of professionals like these who invest their time, knowledge, and heart in to strengthening our EMS system.

Please join us in congratulating Emily, Andrew and Jon on this well-deserved honor. We are incredibly proud to have them representing our team and our community. 💙🎉

The holiday season is the most dangerous time of year for cardiac emergencies. Stress, cold
weather and seasonal indulgence increase strain on the heart, with Christmas Eve seeing a significant rise in heart-related incidents.

Heart symptoms are often ignored to avoid disrupting holiday gatherings, but delaying care can be life threatening. Symptoms may be subtle and should always be taken seriously.

Call 911 immediately if you or someone near you experiences any of the following.

• Chest discomfort or pressure
• Shortness of breath
• Nausea or lightheadedness
• Racing or irregular heartbeat
• Sudden collapse or unresponsiveness

If a person collapses, begin CPR and use an AED if available until help arrives. Early action can
significantly improve survival.

Do not wait and do not drive yourself. When in doubt, call 911 at the first sign of heart trouble and encourage loved ones to do the same.

We want to recognize the incredible teamwork and dedication that led to a positive outcome saving a life during the California International Marathon event on Sunday, December 7th. This success was made possible by the quick actions of bystanders starting CPR, as well as the coordinated efforts of Arianna Lancellotti, Nate Bronner, and Jack Bishop, who worked together to restore pulses and ensure advanced care was promptly delivered.

This achievement also reflects the extensive planning and preparation carried out with the California International Marathon team — Scott Abbott, Jenny Matchell, Alex Morrison, Jeff Benach, and their entire crew — in coordination with the onsite Sutter Medical team, AMR crews and our onsite dispatchers Ryan Krammer and Justin Wright, Tad Suwa with the Sac City Fire Department team, Metro Fire Department, Folsom Fire Department, CHP, Sacramento Sheriff’s Office, and Sacramento Police Department.

This incident is a powerful reminder of how every link in the chain of survival plays a critical role. Amazing work, team!

California International Marathon
Sacramento Running Association

The Sacramento Valley AMR team has been working hard to ensure everyone has a very special holiday season. 🎄🎁

SACCOM Led the charge with a Toys For Tots 50/50 raffle. Thank to their efforts $2550 was raised with $1275 of toyd being donated to this great cause. 🧸🪀

Lastly Sac Valley AMR hosted multiole "Stuff The Bus" events through the valley. Thanks to these efforts over 3000 pounds of food was donated to our local food banks. Ensuring many families will have a warm meal during the holidays.

You efforts are truly impactful. Great job Sacramento Vley team!

Over the past two days AMR and Davis Fire Department have been working side by side on a mass casualty incident drill. This drill simulated a vehicle accident with a total of ten patients with varying levels of injury. Collaboratively our crews worked together to estabkish a structured incident command system, and effectively and efficiently triage, treat, and transport patients.

At the end of the day there were a lot of lessons learned and best practices establish between our organizations. Having these types of opportunities for joint training is incredibly valuable. Thank you Davis Fire for allowing us to be part of this drill.

Great job everyone!

Thank you to our amazing Sacramento Valley AMR team members. Many volunteered their time on their days off to come help with the "Stuff The Bus" initiative. Because of these kind acts, we were able to stuff two ambulances with non-perishable food items. This food will feed many families throughout this holiday season.

Thank you and happy holidays. 🎄🍗🎅

Thank you Keilani and Josh for representing AMR Yolo County at Pioneer high school today. I hope you were able to inspire and educate the next generation of EMS providers!

Please join me in congratulating John Perino on 30 years of exceptional service to AMR. John started his career in 1989 ans an EMT with Westside Ambulance. He joined the AMR family in 1995 in Stanislaus County. Lastly joining our Sac Valley Team in 2016 where he continues to work as our Yolo County AMR Administrative Supervisor.

John we celebrate you today and truly appreciate all you have done and continue to do for our organization. You have truly been an amazing addition to our Yolo Team!

To many more years my friend!

Longtime employee, Shawn Ormsby EMT, was awarded the EMS Cross for his dedication to the community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shawn has been part of numerous deployments and has served in leadership roles throughout the U.S., assisting the county with the impact of COVID and staffing shortages.

Shawn has been involved in large-scale testing sites, vaccination clinics, and hospital/SNF/EMS staffing hurdles.

The entire AMR family wishes to thank Shawn for his dedication to his team and community, and we congratulate him on this well-deserved award.

California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA)

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and loved ones of the Elk Grove Police Officer that succumbed to injuries after this morning’s incident.