Bridgeport Hospital Department of Emergency Medical Services

12/05/2025

Bridgeport Hospital EMS Medical Director Doug Latham, along with members of the Bridgeport Hospital EMS and Injury Prevention Team, participated in this excellent community safety event. Keeping kids safe on e-bikes and e-scooters was the focus of a community safety panel led by the Fairfield Safe Streets Alliance. Experts from the Fairfield Police and Fire Departments, ER medical professionals, the Bike Ped Committee chair, and Cycle Dynamics owner shared insights on understanding e-bike classes, injury prevention, lithium battery fire risks, and responsible riding. Families also had the chance to ask questions and hear directly from panelists. Bridgeport Hospital Town of Fairfield, CT

11/06/2025

Bridgeport Hospital Department of EMS was delighted to recognize the following regional EMS crews for their excellence in patient care at our quarterly EMS CME and awards night. These crews represent a small sample of the excellent prehospital care our regional EMS clinicians provide to our community each and every day. We are truly thankful for your ongoing commitment to clinical excellence in prehospital care. Presented on 10/29/2025
Excellence in Clinical Care
Christopher Bradbury, AMR Bridgeport
Cardiac Arrest Life Saving Award/STEMI
Paramedic Joshua Wysocki, EMT Matthew Pinto, Echo Hose Ambulance Company
Transfusion Excellence Award
Paramedic Christopher Calkins, EMT Shea Carroll, Echo Hose Ambulance Company
Transfusion Paramedic Bret Jackson, AMR Bridgeport
Transfusion Excellence Award
Transfusion Paramedic William Wintermute, EMT Matthew Hines, AMR Bridgeport
Excellence in Stroke Care
Paramedic Evelynn Williams, Paramedic Jennifer Ayers, EMT Daniel Majkut, Trumbull EMS

11/06/2025

***New SHCGB Stroke Alert Update***
Blood Glucose Level (BGL) has been revised to align with other protocols at 60 mg/dL.
The Cincinnati scale has been removed, and the BE-FAST screening tool has been added.
Please review the new protocol and screening tool with your service teams. Don't forget we have an excellent CME coming up at our Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus on 11/12/2025, presented by our neurology department on managing prehospital seizures and strokes. Great chance to refresh your stroke skills and ask questions.

09/26/2025

Yale New Haven Health's Center for Injury and Violence Prevention is celebrating National Child Passenger Safety Week. Did you know 73% of car seats are improperly installed or misused? Join us this Saturday, Sept. 27 for a FREE car seat check where parents and caregivers can receive education and installation assistance with their car seat. The event runs from 8 am to noon at the Westport Train Station Lot 1.

09/26/2025

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — Bridgeport Hospital’s Pediatric Emergency Department is dedicated to delivering excellent medical care in a space designed specifically for children and their…

09/26/2025

Many members of the Yale New Haven Health team are here at Mohegan, we are proud to support EMS and Fire Pro, come visit us at booth 338

08/16/2025

Yale New Haven Health was pleased to donate a refurbished AED to the Beth-El Center in Milford. Pictured in the photo are YNHHS Sr. Community Relations Officer Martha Judd, EMS Coordinator for Bridgeport Hospital's Milford Campus; Ryan Nuzzo, Beth-El Center Executive Director; Jennifer Paradis; and YNHHS Vice President of Community, Corporate & Government Relations, Paul Mounds Jr.

08/16/2025

Proud to support our community through this collaborative regional initiative. Keep up the great work.

On 8/14/25 Paramedic Walsh and EMT Feeney, along with Stratford first responders were called to attend to a patient suffering a severe hemorrhage where field transfusion of blood was indicated and initiated by our incredible team. We are grateful as a community and as an EMS service to be a site for the Bridgeport Hospital Prehospital Blood Transfusion project. This addition to the array of life saving interventions EMS can provide in the prehospital setting is currently only available in 2-3% of all EMS services nationwide.

06/12/2025

Stratford EMS launches new prehospital blood transfusion Program in collaboration with Bridgeport Hospital

STRATFORD EMS AND BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL LAUNCH LIFE-SAVING PREHOSPITAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION PROGRAM

06/05/2025

This week Yale New Haven Children's Hospital celebrates National CPR Awareness Week. Marc Auerbach, MD, a Yale Medicine pediatric emergency medicine physician at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital talked with WTNH about the importance of this life saving technique, as well as safety tips for families as we head into summer: http://ynh.care/J3.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, as we head into National CPR Awareness Week, what children and their babysitters should know about this lifesaving technique. Plus, we’r…

05/31/2025

Congratulations to our EMS Week award winners. Thank you to all who joined us to recognize the exceptional care our regional prehospital clinicians provide our community.

Bridgeport Hospital celebrated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week by honoring some of the best in the area. The hospital held its annual EMS awards ceremony, which recognizes those who go above and beyond. This year’s EMS Provider of the Year Award went to William Wintermute, a paramedic with AMR-Bridgeport. The Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes individuals who have significantly contributed to public safety and emergency medical service, was presented to Erin Smith, a paramedic supervisor with Stratford EMS.
http://ynh.care/IA

05/26/2025

Honoring the men and women who have sacrificed for our country.