[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 4, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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          A TRIBUTE TO LaPORTE COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE

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                            HON. TIM ROEMER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 4, 1994

  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to an 
outstanding group of people providing an invaluable service to my 
constituents in LaPorte County, IN. The LaPorte County Emergency 
Medical Service, which provides emergency are to the people of north 
central Indiana, has been awarded the 1994 State of Indiana Paramedic 
Provider of the Year Award by the Indiana State Emergency Management 
Agency.
  The LaPorte County EMS has won the award twice in the past 5 years, 
demonstrating their unrelenting commitment to quality paramedic care. 
Of the approximately 350 EMS providers in Indiana, the LaPorte Country 
EMS is the only paramedic service to win the award twice.
  The selection criteria for this award included a commitment no only 
to personnel and patients, but also to the community served by the 
provider. The LaPorte County Emergency Medical Service has shown their 
commitment to the community through the numerous special programs they 
have implemented. For instance, with their teddy bear program, EMS 
staffers comfort small children being transported to the hospital by 
providing them with a teddy bear to calm their fears and soothe their 
pain.
  The LaPorte EMS was also singled out for demonstrating those 
``qualities which serve to elevate the standard of professionalism and 
the quality of patient care throughout the industry.'' Ira Mills, EMS 
Director, credits the award to the ``dedications and professionalism of 
the employees and the strong management techniques of this 
supervisors.''
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to extend a personal vote of appreciation and 
congratulations to Mr. Mills and his team of 41 professionals and 140 
volunteers. Their hard work and personal sacrifice in providing the 
people of LaPorte County with first rate health care services help to 
make LaPorte County the outstanding community it is today.

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