Links

We hope you find these links to other EMS resources helpful.

Silver Cross Hospital: www.silvercross.org (Resource Hospital for Silver Cross EMS EMS)

Please direct families looking to drop deceased loved ones medications to the following website, which will assist them in locating an appropriate facility that will take unwanted prescriptions. From the below site click on “Find a Collection Site Near You” then enter your zip code. http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html

Please direct families looking to drop off “sharps” (needles) to a nearby Walgreens for a sharps disposal kit or perhaps visit sharpsdisposal.com (or other sharps disposal site of their choice) for a medical waste return kit. Local hospitals will NOT take outside sharps for return/waste.

American College of Emergency Physicians: www.acep.org/ems (EMS Week information here)

American Heart Association: www.heart.org (CPR & ECC classes)

American Red Cross: www.redcross.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov

IDPH approved CE sites (just to name a few): EmCert.com / ems-ce.com / MedicEd.com

Federal Emergency Management Agency: www.fema.gov

FEMA Courses: http://training.fema.gov/IS/

Illinois Data Collection: www.nemsis.org

Illinois Department of Public Health: www.idph.state.il.us/home.htm

Illinois EMS for Children (EMSC): EMS for Children (EMSC) Program (illinois.gov)

IDPH Rules and Regulations: www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/077/07700515sections.html

IEMA: Illinois Emergency Management Agency

Illinois Emergency Preparedness: www.ready.illinois.gov

Illinois Fire Chiefs Association: www.illinoisfirechiefs.org

IMERT: www.imert.org

National Association of EMS Educators: www.naemse.org

National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians: www.naemt.org

National Fire Academy: www.usfa.fema.gov/nfa/

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration: www.nhtsa.dot.gov

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians: www.nremt.org

Page, Wolfberg & Wirth: www.pwwemslaw.com/ (Resource for EMS Law)

Region VII EMS website: www.regionviiems.com

Will County: willcountyema.org

Will County Ready app for smart phones

The external links above are provided as a courtesy and are not endorsed by Silver Cross Hospital EMS System.

Please do not solicit us to add your website to this list.

Physicians on Silver Cross Hospital’s Medical Staff have expertise in their areas of practice to meet the needs of patients seeking their care. These physicians are independent practitioners on the Medical Staff and are not the agents or employees of Silver Cross Hospital. They treat patients based upon their independent medical judgment and they bill patients separately for their services.