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12 Health Care Resource Guide | 2022-2023 EMT & paramedic training institutions (1) EMT & paramedic training institutions (1) Ordered by number of certificates awarded in 2021 Training institution No. certificates awarded 2021/ no. instructors Course(s) offered (2) Course availability/ online courses? Other offerings Director/ year founded Pro EMS Center for MEDICS 31 Smith Place, Cambridge 02138 617-682-1811 • www.centerformedics.com 1,500 (3) 30 ACLS, CPR, EMT, PALS, paramedic Day yes Online continuing education through Prodigy EMS, skills verification and competency training, HALO training modules, AMLS, PHTLS, TECC, simulation lab rentals and custom designed education programs (4) Christian Grant director, paramedic program & coordinator, AHA Training Center (5) Jackson McWade president & COO 2008 National EMS Institute 90 Main St., Carver 02330 800-497-6732 • www.rapidsafety.com 1,422 8 ACLS, CPR, EMT, PALS Day, night yes N/A Mark Cohenno CEO 2001 Mass. Emergency Care Training Academy 99 South Main St., Millbury 01527 508-865-9710 • www.mecta.com 273 92 AEMT, CPR, EMT Day, night yes Required continuing education courses for all levels of EMS, dedicated approved online courses and first responder training Linda Gosselin chief instructor, president & CEO 1984 Star of Life Academy 7 Baldwin Hill Road, Phillipston 01331 781-999-0033 • www.staroflifeacademy.org 100 3 ACLS, CPR, EMT, PALS Night, weekend no N/A Kristin Stanley president 2017 AD Quality EMS Training Inc. P.O. Box 402, Shirley 01464 978-424-3318 • www.adqualityemstraining.com 65 12 ACLS, CPR, EMT Night, weekend yes Continuing education online courses Al Deshler instructor coordinator 2018 Quinsigamond Community College 670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 508-853-2300 • www.qcc.edu 50 9 ACLS, CPR, EMT, PALS, paramedic Day, night yes Associate degree in science: paramedicine Pat Schmohl dean, School of Healthcare 1963 Mount Wachusett Community College Workforce Training and Personal Enrichment 444 Green St., Gardner 01440 978-630-6600 • www.mwcc.edu 40 3 AEMT, ACLS, CPR, EMT, PALS, paramedic Night, weekend yes Over 70 degree and certificate programs available Camilla Rojas manager of workforce trainings and personal enrichment programming 1963 Patriot Training LLC 248 Mill Road, Building 2, Unit 2, Chelmsford 01824 978-367-5000 • www.patriotambulance.com 30 10 ACLS, CPR, EMT, PALS Day, night, weekend yes N/A Brandy Debarge director of education and training 1979 Anna Maria College Continuing Education 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton 01612 508-849-3360 • www.annamaria.edu 25 3 ACLS, CPR, EMT, PALS, paramedic Day, night, weekend no N/A Scott Powers director, Paramedic and Emergency Medical Services 1946 First Response EME 300 Tosca Drive, Stoughton 02072 781-344-0911 • www.firstresponseeme.com N/A N/A AEMT, ACLS, CPR, EMT, PALS, paramedic Day, night, weekend N/A N/A Paul Spillane program director 2000 Leicester-Oxford-Charlton (LOC) EMT Training 181 Main St., Oxford 01540 508-987-6012 • www.oxfordma.us/oxford-fire-and- emergency-services N/A N/A EMT N/A N/A Laurent McDonald chief of department N/A Source: Each institution via survey and/or website. N/A=not available. Note: EMT training institutions are accredited by the Mass. Department of Public Health's Office of Emergency Medical Services for three-year terms. Paramedic education sites are also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). (1) Approved by Mass. Dept. of Public Health to train in Central Mass. region. (2) ACLS = advanced cardiovascular life support, AEMT = advanced emergency medical technician, CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation, EMT= emergency medical technician, PALS = pediatric advanced life support (3) Figure represents total for all types of certificates awarded. (4) AMLS = advanced medical life support, HALO = high acuity low occurrence, PHTLS = prehospital trauma life support, TECC = tactile emergency casualty care (5) AHA = American Heart Association -Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com

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