AHN Division of Prehospital Care Services Launches New ‘Paramedic Response Unit’ in Northern Butler County

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

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Community-based Paramedic Response Unit (PRU) will work collaboratively with local emergency medical personnel (EMS) to increase access to emergency medical care across rural communities

BUTLER COUNTY, Pa. - Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has launched a new Paramedic Response Unit (PRU) in support of independent EMS agencies in the northern Butler County region. Led by AHN Prehospital Care Services, the PRU will assist local agencies in providing enhanced emergency medical care to the region's residents.

The AHN PRU Medic 95-6 will be staffed 24/7 by AHN paramedics who are Pennsylvania Department of Health-certified and capable of providing Advanced Life Support (ALS).

The PRU staff will work collaboratively with the region's community-based EMS agencies to ensure an effective response to patient needs, particularly those requiring additional care or in mass casualty situations. Medic 95-6 will be stationed at the North Washington Volunteer Fire Company in Butler County.

"Our team is dedicated to ensuring the highest quality care for every patient across AHN's footprint, setting them on a path towards the best possible outcome," said Bob Twaddle, vice president, AHN Prehospital Care Services. "We are proud to collaborate with our community-based EMS colleagues in this mission and are eager to begin serving the Butler County region in this enhanced way."

The unit will mark the network's seventh PRU, with the first mobilized in 1988 in the Allegheny Valley region. Since then, AHN has launched other response units in Allegheny County, Fayette County and Westmoreland County.

AHN Prehospital Care Services is comprised of physician-led EMS medical direction, education, quality assurance, business development, medical special operations, emergency medical services, critical care air and ground transport via LifeFlight and EMS communications centers.

To learn more, visit www.ahn.org/services/prehospital.

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