Boise, June, 2015 – A local Ada County Paramedic was named an American Red Cross “Hometown Hero” this week. Chris Shandera was honored at an awards luncheon, Tuesday at the Riverside Hotel in Boise. The ceremony highlighted local citizens who have acted heroically in their professions and who “deserve to be recognized for their actions
Boise, June, 2015 — Ada County Paramedics has been honored with the highest level of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Mission: Lifeline® EMS Award for patients seen in 2014. The prestigious “Gold” award recognizes the greatest level of success awarded by AHA in improving measures for patients with heart attacks— otherwise known as STEMI (ST
On May 17, 2015, Ada County Paramedics and St Luke’s Hospital partnered to surprise our community with a little hands-only CPR education! We gathered at The Village at Meridian around 12:00 pm and handed out CPR manikins to over 60 Ada County Paramedics and St Luke’s flash mob volunteers. All the volunteers hid their manikin