Last Call for Nominations- Norma Dittrick and Tom Long Awards

Deadline extended until 12:00 Monday May 16th, 2016

Please submit nominations for worthy recipients of the following awards:

Norma Dittrick Extra Measure of Service Award

Categories of Submission

Provider- an individual (FR, EMT-B, EMT-I or EMT-P) providing direct care to patients.

Administration- an individual who serves in an administrative role, to include fire chiefs, assistant chiefs, EMS coordinators, secretaries, and support personnel.

Organization- a group of personnel who together performed specific EMS tasks or operations.

Major Contribution to EMS
Demonstrate nominee’s professional integrity and competence in their performance. Identify specific contribution in which an individual or group performed. Patient care, technical skill, and performance observed at scene(s), which reflect exceptional service in EMS. Show nominees contribution to improvements in the health care delivery system.

Contribution to Community
Goes beyond the call of duty to provide an “extra measure of service” within the community. Identify service provided to the community by individuals or group that were considered exceptional.

Self-Improvement
Identify individuals or groups growth in service toward EMS.

Tom Long Lifetime Achievement Award

Is presented to an individual who has made a life-long contribution to the high quality of emergency medical services in the greater Miami Valley. The first recipient was Tom Long, who served as the EMS Coordinator for more than 30 years at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH.

Please reply to Bryan.Adams@daytonohio.gov with nominations, making sure to note the circumstances supporting the nomination based on the above criteria.

Awards will be presented at the GMVEMSC Meeting scheduled for Tuesday May 24th at 1400.