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The late Don Hess will be honored on ‘his day’ by man he saved
The second annual Don Hess Day, to honor the late, former longtime director of the Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point Emergency Medical Services Academy, will be highlighted by the presence of a man Hess is credited with saving … Continue reading
Hospital sponsors annual EMS Week celebration
The Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point Emergency Medical Services Academy, which trains most paramedics and emergency medical technicians in south Lake County, annually sponsors a cookout in honor of National Emergency Services Week, which was May 19 to 26 this … Continue reading
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First Don Hess Scholarship awarded to paramedic, EMT students
CROWN POINT | The Hess Scholarship, named for the late Don Hess, longtime manager of Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point’s Emergency Medical Services program and its EMS Academy, was awarded for the first year, of what is to … Continue reading
Franciscan St. Anthony Health honors medics who assisted Superstorm Sandy victims
The fact that Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point-affiliated paramedics volunteered to travel all the way to New Jersey to assist in Superstorm Sandy relief operations wasn’t lost on the locals. “The emergency services personnel and the residents kept … Continue reading
Apply Today! EMS Academy offers EMT-paramedic training program
The Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Academy will offer its next emergency medical technician-paramedic training program starting Sept. 11. Applications for the 18-month course will be accepted until 4 p.m. Aug. 1 and are … Continue reading
Seven More Students Graduate EMS Academy Paramedic Course
Seven students recently became the latest graduates of the Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point Emergency Medical Services Academy paramedic program. They are: Natalie Ferrantella, Dan Michels and Eric Newell, Schererville Fire Department Jamie Giffin and Yasmine Garcia, Prompt … Continue reading
Paramedic Program Receives National Accreditation
Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point’s Emergency Medical Services Academy paramedic program recently received five-year national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. The designation followed a more than year-long evaluation process that resulted in … Continue reading
Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point Appoints New EMS Director
Robert Dowling is the new director of Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point’s Emergency Medical Services Academy-Provider Organization, succeeding the late Don Hess, who was Dowling’s predecessor and mentor. Dowling, 42, a firefighter/paramedic who has taught at the academy for more … Continue reading
Interim EMS Academy Manager Hopes to Continue Icon’s Legacy
Robert Dowling knows he has big shoes to fill as interim manager of Franciscan St. Anthony-Crown Point’s Emergency Medical Services Academy-Provider Organization, but he’s prepared to walk the walk in the name of saving lives. Dowling, a firefighter/paramedic who has … Continue reading
