10 graduate from Empress North Academy in Poughkeepsie
POUGHKEEPSIE – The North Academy at Empress Emergency Medical Services recently held a ceremony for 10 students who graduated after taking a 10-week training this spring to become certified Emergency Medical Technicians. The new graduates are Alison Benkwitt, Kaylah Gardineer, Olga Grinberg, Ashley Hoag, Joseph Lopez, Declan Manning, William Parkinson, Riess Ogden, Seyid Sagdic and […]
Girl Scouts get EMS insights during Women’s Career Day
POUGHKEEPSIE — Girl Scouts learned what it’s like to work in EMS at a Women’s Career Day event on Saturday, March 15, at Poughkeepsie Middle School. Empress Paramedic Mandy Winslow and EMT Sam Snyder put on a series of brief presentations for small groups of scouts, explaining their work as EMS professionals. They gave a […]
Scouts get first-aid lessons
TILLSON — Troop 17 of the Rip Van Winkle Council of Scouting America, learned about safety and first-aid skills recently at an event with Empress Emergency Medical Services at The Rosendale/Tillson American Legion Post 1219. With the help of Operations Manager Captain Robert Szeli and Deputy Chief Joe Bilotto, Empress secured donations of medical supplies […]