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Ambulance teams from Community EMS garner top honors in state competition

Southfield, Mich., April 27, 2006 -- Advanced Life Support EMS team representing Community EMS took top honors at the 2006 Michigan EMS Expo Competition held last weekend.

The team, comprised of Paramedic’s Pam Davidson, Cindy DeSousa, Diane Talbot and EMT-Specialist Terry Warner, received first place among 12 teams; the event represented the first formal competition experience for the team. The competition included both a written examination and practical scenarios, which required teams to demonstrate skills in lifesaving procedures. Warner scored first place on the written test for EMS Specialists and Davidson received the second highest score on the Advanced Life Support exam. In addition BLS and ALS teams from HealthLink Medical Transportation Services, a jointly owned EMS service with Oakwood Health Care System and Community EMS, won second place in their respective categories.

“Our EMS teams practiced two days a week since December. We are very proud of their success, and we are fortunate to have people of their caliber and commitment working with us,” said Greg Beauchemin, Community EMS President/CEO.

Community EMS team members are now heading to Orlando Florida to compete in the International ClinCon Convention in June.

Community Emergency Medical Service’s, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Botsford Healthcare Continuum in Farmington Hills Michigan