Springwater-Wayland EMS

We continue to have COVID-19 Moderna vaccination slots available only to Phase 1A eligible persons. If you are eligible, please consider getting your vaccine t...his week as we do not know what availability will be like after this week. Our hotline numbers are 585.432.2304 and 585.432.2313. We have added capacity to our phone system to help with the volume. Newly eligible people for us to administer COVID-19 vaccine to as of today: Home care workers and aides, hospice workers, personal care aides, and consumer-directed personal care workers. Staff and residents of nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and adult care facilities. We are in Phase 1A Week 4: Beginning January 4, 2021: All Outpatient/Ambulatory front-line, high-risk health care workers of any age who provide direct in-person patient care, or other staff in a position in which they have direct contact with patients (i.e., intake staff), will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine. o This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who work in private medical practices; hospital-affiliated medical practices; public health clinics; specialty medical practices of all types; dental practices of all types; dialysis workers; diagnostic and treatment centers; occupational therapists; physical therapists; speech therapists; phlebotomists; behavioral health workers; and student health workers. All front-line, high-risk public health workers who have direct contact with patients, including those conducting COVID-19 tests, those handling COVID-19 lab specimens and COVID-19 vaccinations, will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Home care workers and aides, hospice workers, personal care aides, and consumer-directed personal care workers. Staff and residents of nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and adult care facilities.

We wish everyone a happy and safe New Year. In order to help reduce COVID in the new year, Please celebrate responsibly and continue to practice proper face mask and social distancing whenever possible. At our last meeting, we voted in some new officers and board members who take over their positions on January 1st. The new slate of officers are: Chief: Fred Grambs... Deputy Chief: Matthew Tucker Captain: David Ruch Lieutenant Quartermaster: Joseph Gettys Lieutenant Membership: Aaron Champaign The Board of Directors are: President: Susan Walker Vice President: Autumn Prescott Treasurer: Jessica Tucker Secretary: Victoria VanDyke Congratulations and here's looking forward to an amazing 2021!

The members of SWEMS wishes everybody Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and please be safe. This has been a long year for everybody but with the release of the vaccine, we can hopefully see the end of these restrictions. Please try to minimize risks by wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing whenever possible over the holidays.

Getting in the holiday spirit. Even Santa and Mrs Claus mask up when visiting our base. Be safe!

We had a very eventful 2020. Here's a video highlighting major achievements. Thank you all for your support!

Thank you for your kind words Karen! We love being there for our community!