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Welcome to the Northwest Community EMS System

The Northwest Community System is composed of a Resource Hospital, five associate hospitals and twenty-four provider agencies covering the northwest suburbs of Chicago.  Our EMS system has the distinction of being the first advanced life support sytem in the State of Illinois and the first multi-juristictional EMS system in the country.  We encouter over 60,000 patients per year. Learn more about us...



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Connie Mattera, NWC EMSS Administrative Director
BREAKING NEWS

Connie Mattera Retirement

07/05/2024
Connie Mattera, a regional and national leader in Emergency Medical Services, is retiring in July after over 50 years as a nurse and nearly 50 years as a paramedic. Based at NCH since 1979, she has served as EMS System Coordinator and Administrative Director, as well as EMS Education Program Director for Harper College. Mattera has made significant contributions, including creating Harper College's AAS degree in Applied Sciences and leading the NCH Community Training Center. Even in her final months, she continues to impact the field, teaching internationally recognized EMS courses. Read More...
BREAKING NEWS

NWC/NLC Mobile Integrated Health Program Approved

07/03/2024
We are proud to announce that the NWC/NLC MIH program has been given IDPH approval. A long time in the making we will launch the Northwest Community/Northern Lake County Mobile Integrated Healthcare (NWC/NLC MIH) Program! This has been years in the making and we could not have done it without extraordinary champions like Chief Pat Kane, DC Devin Mueller, and Erik Christensen at Wauconda FPD and our other participants. Read More...
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Chiefs/Administrators Meeting

July 19, 2024 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)
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Nurse EMSCs / Educators

July 26, 2024 @ 901 Building - Conference Room #1
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PBPI Committee Meeting

August 07, 2024 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)
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CARS Committee (Monthly) Meeting

August 14, 2024 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)
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Provider EMS Coordinator Meeting

August 22, 2024 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)
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Nurse EMSCs / Educators

August 23, 2024 @ 901 Building - Conference Room #1
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Education Committee (Bi-Monthly) Meeting

September 03, 2024 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)
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PBPI Committee Meeting

September 04, 2024 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)
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R&D Committee Meeting

September 04, 2024 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)
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CARS Committee (Monthly) Meeting

September 11, 2024 @ Virtual (Zoom Meeting)
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