This award represents the collective effort it takes to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.
Derick Aumann, director of NLH Ambulance ServiceNew London Hospital (NLH), a member of Dartmouth Health, is pleased to announce that its emergency medical services (EMS) team has received the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Award for its commitment to providing rapid and research-based care to individuals experiencing the most severe forms of heart attacks and strokes, ultimately saving lives.
Mission: Lifeline EMS is AHA’s national initiative to advance the system of care for patients with high-risk, time-sensitive health emergencies such as severe heart attacks and strokes. The program helps reduce barriers to prompt treatment, starting from when 911 is called to EMS transport and continuing through hospital treatment and discharge.
“While this recognition is an important reflection of NLH Ambulance Service’s commitment to high-quality, evidence-based care, it’s truly a shared achievement,” says Derick Aumann, director of NLH Ambulance Service. “We could not do this without the dedication of our community partners—the responders who are first on scene and begin critical care when every second counts. This award represents the collective effort it takes to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.”
The Mission: Lifeline EMS achievement award focuses on agencies’ on-scene care, bringing the contributions to patient care of first responders the forefront.
“Arguably the most important link in the chains of survival for acute stroke and cardiovascular emergencies is EMS and prehospital professionals,” said Kacey Kronenfeld, MD, FAEMS, chair of the Mission: Lifeline EMS Taskforce. “The American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline EMS awards are an important way to recognize the crucial roles and performances of EMS personnel in stroke and cardiac patients’ care.”
To learn more about NLH and its services, visit newlondonhospital.org.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.
About New London Hospital
The New London Hospital Association (NLHA) is a proud member of Dartmouth Health. It consists of New London Hospital (NLH), located in New London, NH, and Newport Health Center (NHC), located in Newport, NH. NLH is a critical access hospital, and has been serving 15 communities within the Greater Lake Sunapee region in central New Hampshire for more than 100 years. NLH provides a broad range of services in a patient and family-centered environment, from primary care to specialized clinical services. NHC is a rural health clinic that offers primary care and numerous specialty clinical services. Patients of NLH and NHC have ready access to the full breadth of Dartmouth Health services. NLH and NHC are dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care and improving the health and well-being of the communities they serve. For more information, visit newlondonhospital.org.