Vitalogy Healthcare Education & Certification

09/15/2025

France’s Carmat artificial heart represents one of the most groundbreaking innovations in modern medicine. Designed with biocompatible materials and equipped with aerospace-grade sensors, the device closely imitates the natural rhythm and pumping action of a human heart. What makes it especially remarkable is its ability to adapt in real time to the body’s needs, whether the patient is resting, walking, or exerting themselves.

Unlike traditional mechanical pumps, the Carmat heart is powered by external batteries worn discreetly by the patient, granting them greater mobility and independence. This freedom not only reduces reliance on hospital machinery but also offers an alternative to the long and uncertain wait for donor heart transplants.

Early clinical trials have already demonstrated encouraging results, showing that the device can sustain patients’ lives for many months, and in some cases even years. For individuals suffering from end-stage heart failure—often left with few options—this artificial heart provides a powerful new source of hope.

Beyond its immediate life-saving potential, the Carmat heart could reshape the future of cardiology. If further trials continue to prove successful, it may become a standard treatment option, bridging the gap between failing natural hearts and the limited supply of donor organs. It represents not just a technological milestone but a lifeline for countless patients worldwide.

09/09/2025

This could be the beginning of the radical change that needs to happen to EMS here in Montana!

09/06/2025

These were the units VEMS were in and they have worked wonderful for our business, but we have found a different location that more suits our current needs.

FLATHEAD COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RENTALS AVAILABLE 10/01/25

468 Ash Rd Unit A. 6000 sq. Ft. Two garage doors, one man door, loading dock, floor drains, office, bathroom, all new LED lighting $3900/mo.

1075 Trumble Cr. Unit B. Kalispell. 2800 SqFt. The Flathead Co Sheriffs office coroner is your neighbor. On site video monitoring. Two offices up front, concrete bay with garage door, floor drain, mezzanine, bathroom and spare room. Around the $2300 price point, unsure of what the new rent will be.

Both great, easy to work with landlords!
Message me for details and I’ll put you in touch.

Multi listed.

06/25/2025

It was a very busy morning at the Vitalogy North station today doing provider recertification PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and BLS CPR fort a local surgery center.

We will be going to their facilities soon to run in-situ (in their facility) mega-codes and Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) operating room simulations.

Does this sound like something you’d be interested in having your facility be a part of? Please reach out to: brodie@vitalogyeducation.com with questions or to set up a time.

We also do last minute BLS/ACLS/PALS courses for those that need them!

06/18/2025

PTSD is real — and SB 394 was a clean, bipartisan bill to protect the first responders who deal with trauma every single shift.

Firefighters. Paramedics. Law enforcement officers. They see the unseeable and carry it with them so others don’t have to.

SB 394 passed the Montana Legislature with strong support. But Governor Gianforte vetoed it.

He says he stands with first responders. But when it mattered most — he didn’t.

Read the bill for yourself:
[https://projects.montanafreepress.org/capitol-tracker-2025/bills/sb-394/](https://projects.montanafreepress.org/capitol-tracker-2025/bills/sb-394/)

04/04/2025

03/08/2025

Hot and dry summer months are right around the corner and with that comes fire season. Vitalogy EMS is currently looking for EMTs, AEMTs, paramedics and nurses who are willing to go out with an ambulance or by themselves to provide care out on the fire lines for 1-3 weeks at a time. These individuals must fit the following criteria:

- Must have a current ECP license in good standing.
- Have a clean driving record.
- Be able to pass a background check.
- Be physically fit - You must pass the arduous pack test, which is walking three miles in 45 minutes with a 45 pound pack on.
- Be willing to travel and be away from home one to three weeks at a time.
- Complete/have completed FireFighter II, which consists of
Basic Firefighter Training: ICS-100, Introduction to ICS. L-180, Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service. S-130, Firefighter Training. S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior.
IS-700, NIMS: An Introduction.

These classes are available around Montana and are a week in length. Contact us for more information on where these are available near you and how to get signed up.

We are also assembling a Type One REMS team (Rapid Extraction Module Support) and we are looking for additional individuals who are familiar with ropes, climbing, high and low angle rescue, and those who have been a Single Resource Boss/Crew Boss.

Pay starts out at $696/day for EMTs and $870/day for Paramedics. REMS crew members will have a slightly higher rate of reimbursement.

In 2024, VEMS had resources deployed from mid-July until November 1st. During this time we had equipment and personnel stationed in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming.

If this sounds like something that interests you or someone you know, drop a comment or send an email to: brodie@vitalogyems.com (Ambulance) or bedick@vitalogyems.com (REMS)

12/26/2024

Acutely injured trauma patients may develop shock from several potential mechanisms, including hypovolemic shock from hemorrhage, neurogenic shock from traumatic brain injury (TBI) or spinal cord i...

12/06/2024

09/17/2024

Join us for a fun night of fundraising to help the Posse October 26th at 6. Tickets are on sale now. We will have a live and silent auction, food and fun activities.

09/10/2024

Kriss Himes is the amazing woman who has made it her mission during the Sharrott Cr. Wildfire to bring a little taste of home to every person out here. KOAX did a great interview with her! Those of us from Vitalogy EMS cannot thank you enough for all of your hospitality!

Crews moving up St. Mary Peak have been passing by a little baked goods stand run by Stevensville resident Kriss Himes.

08/30/2024

Credit: Kevin Travis.

An EMS provider asked in a forum, “How do I make the screaming inside my head of one of my patients for me to help them?” This was the reply from Kevin.

You didn't cause the circumstances that led to the patient's finality.

You didn't cause the patient to die.

Let me say it one last time.
You didn't kill the patient.

Now let's talk about what you did do...

You gave that patient every opportunity to defeat their circumstances, but those circumstances won.

You gave the family (even if not on scene) the comfort that everything was done that could be done. Because you're a professional, and that's what the public expects from us. You gave them that comfort.

Here's possibly the most important one... you took away lessons from this patient that will translate into better patient care in the future, and more lives saved.

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You should feel the comfort, solace, and honor to have been there for the patient in their last moments.

They got to see something in their last moments that not many people get to see. They got to see the extreme levels of care, skill, professionalism, heart, and effort that perfect strangers rarely give.

You gave that person everything you had during the call.

But here's the kicker... that patient would not want you to carry this burden with you. That patient would want you to continue on, and push forward, and continue to positively effect people all day, every day.

Their soul isn't your burden to bear. Not only is it not your job, it's not your right. Why? Because you didn't take their life. But instead, you gave everything you could to them at that moment in time.

Instead, you should feel proud. Proud that you are the kind of person who wants to be there for people in their final moments. Proud that you are the kind of person who wants to do all you can to help patients defeat their circumstances. And proud that you get to go to work again tomorrow, and be that kind of person again.

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I'll leave you with a quote from Thom Dick that helps me keep perspective.

“You’re going to be there when a lot of people are born, and when a lot of people die. In almost every culture, such moments are regarded as sacred and private, made special by a divine presence. No one on Earth would be welcomed, but you’re personally invited. What an honour that is.” ~ Thom Dick

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Feel that honor. This is what we do. And it's okay to be proud after a call, even one with a patient who didn't make it. Look for the good in every call. It's there.

Much love, respect and admiration,
Kevin