About the Office of Emergency Medical Services
The Office of Emergency Medical Services is responsible for enhancing the statewide Emergency Medical Services system which is designed to reduce the number of deaths in the pre-hospital phase and the severity of critical injuries and illnesses during a medical emergency where time and care make a difference.
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Emergency Medical Services Programs:
Andy Gienapp - Emergency Medical Services Administrator
Email: Andy.Gienapp@wyo.gov
State Health Officer and Senior Administrator, Public Health Division:
Wendy E. Braund, MD, MPH, MSEd
Hospital Preparedness Program:
Merit Thomas, Hospital Preparedness Grant Coordinator
E-Mail: Merit.Thomas@wyo.gov
Amy Skalicky, Hospital Preparedness Sepcialist
E-Mail: Amy.Skalicky@wyo.gov
Senior Trainers:
Bob Dean, EMT-P
EMT Intermediate
EMT Paramedic
NREMT Advanced Level Examination Representative
Tactical EMS Training
E-Mail: Bob.Dean@wyo.gov
Skip Johnson, EMT-I
EMT-B
E-Mail: Skip.Johnson@wyo.gov
Coleen King, EMT-I
Basic Emergency Care (BEC)
EMT-B
Instructor Coordinator Development Course
E-Mail: Coleen.King@wyo.gov
Trauma Program:
Kelli Perrotti- Trauma Program Coordinator
E-mail: kelli.perrotti@wyo.gov
Doug Schmitz, MD - Trauma Program Medical Adviser
Emergency Medical Services for Children EMSC:
Carol Jansen, BA - Program Coordinator
E-Mail: Carol.Jansen@wyo.gov
Statistical Information & Web Page:
Jay Ostby, EMT I, Financial Statistical Specialist
Wyoming Ambulance Trip Reporting System "WATRS Next Generation"
Patient Care Reports
Data Reporting
Technical Support WATRS & Patient Registry
Web Design EMS Office
E-Mail: Jay.Ostby@wyo.gov
Support Staff:
Beth Hollingworth, Administrative Specialist
Business Licensing
Ambulance Licensing
EMT Certification
Comfort One
Budgets
Contracts
Purchasing
E-Mail: Beth.Hollingworth@wyo.gov
State EMS Advisory Committee:
James Anderson, MD, FACS - Chairman (Casper, WY)
Russ Christiansen, Paramedic Program Director (Casper, WY)
Geraldine Gardner, DO (Cheyenne, WY
Daniela Gerard, MD (Gillette, WY)
Roger Hespe, (Newcastle, WY)
Cheryl Hewitt, R.N., (Jackson, WY)
G. Christopher Krell, MD (Kemerer, WY)
Dan Perdue, Wyoming Hospital Association (Cheyenne, WY)
Physician Task Force on Prehospital Care:
Duane Abels, DO (Rawlins, WY)
Todd Beckstead, MD (Casper, WY)
Michael Bruno, MD (Casper, WY)
G. Douglas Schmitz, MD, FACS - Chairman (Cheyenne, WY)
Mark, Schueler, MD (Buffalo, WY)
Richard Sugden, MD (Jackson, WY)
Sherilyn Webb, MD (Casper, WY)
Ambulance Services Contact Information:
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