Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization (FDRHPO) had a strong and fulfilling year of accomplishments across its many initiatives that include EMS education, IT services, population health, behavioral health, workforce development, and regional collaboration. “As you will read, none of these accomplishments would be possible without the collaborative spirit of the North Country healthcare system,” said Erika Flint, Executive Director for FDRHPO. “We are grateful to play the role of...

Upstate University Medical Center will be holding an Advanced Burn Life Support class at the Clark Burn Center on February 27, 2026. The Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Provider Course is an eight-hour course for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, therapists, and paramedics. This live, hands-on course is designed to provide the "how-to" of emergency care for the burn patient through the first 24-hour critical time period. Following a series of lectures, case...

Attention All Agencies: NYS has announced that NEMSIS Critical Patch 6 is now required for all ePCR submissions. Agencies utilizing either the Central Elite ImageTrend or any of the NYS ImageTrend Ambulance, ALSFR, or BLSFR Portals, no action is needed at this time. Agencies using their own software vendors (emsCharts, iPCR, Cloud, ESO, etc.) should contact your software vendors and ensure they have implemented this update into your systems to avoid any disruption to your ePCRs being received...