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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Department Administration:
Brent D. Sherard, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., Director and State Health Officer
Emergency Medical Services Programs:
Andy Gienapp - Program Manager Emergency Medical Services Programs
Email: Andy.Gienapp@health.wyo.gov
Medical Direction:
G. Douglas Schmitz, M.D., FACS, Trauma Program Medical Advisor
Hospital Preparedness Program:
Merit Thomas, Hospital Preparedness Grant Coordinator
E-Mail: Merit.Thomas@health.wyo.gov
Senior Trainers:
Bob Dean, EMT-P
EMT Intermediate
EMT Paramedic
NREMT Advanced Level Examination Representative
Tactical EMS Training
E-Mail: Bob.Dean@health.wyo.gov
Skip Johnson, EMT-I
EMT-B
E-Mail: Skip.Johnson@health.wyo.gov
Coleen King, EMT-I
Basic Emergency Care (BEC)
EMT-B
Instructor Coordinator Development Course
E-Mail: Coleen.King@health.wyo.gov
Trauma Program:
Position Vacant - Trauma Program Coordinator
Doug Schmitz, MD - Trauma Program Medical Advisor
E-mail: Doug.Schmitz@health.wyo.gov
Emergency Medical Services for Children EMSC:
Carol Jansen, BA - Program Coordinator
E-Mail: Carol.Jansen@health.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@health.wyo.gov
Support Staff:
Beth Hollingworth, Administrative Specialist
Business Licensing
Ambulance Licensing
EMT Certification
Comfort One
Budgets
Contracts
Purchasing
E-Mail: Beth.Hollingworth@health.wyo.gov
State EMS Advisory Committee:
James Anderson, MD, FACS - Chairman (Casper, WY)
Dennis Ellis, Wyoming Medical Society
Dan Perdue, Wyoming Hospital Association (Cheyenne, WY)
Ronald McKee, MD (Cheyenne, WY)
Gary Wilson (Pinedale, 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)