United Medical Response - Division 1 - Salem

01/06/2026

Salem crews were visited today by United’s Training Officer and Critical Care Paramedic, Lt. Ken Berkel.
Today’s hands-on skills stations included infant airway management, both basic and advanced, cardiac emergency interventions, and the fan favorite… OB emergencies.

Ken does an excellent job helping our teams maintain and continuously improve their clinical capabilities. Thanks Ken!

12/30/2025

Strong work by Division 4, the Marion and Herrin Fire Departments, and Marion Police.

12/25/2025

12/24/2025

**Update: Winner is Division 4 - Marion.

🎅 Multiple divisions and Dispatch are taking on a gingerbread competition this year, and we need your help. Vote for your favorite by selecting the associated emoji. 🎄

Voting ends at 10 pm tonight. Only votes on one of our FB pages can count.

12/21/2025

6,7 (Sorry… I had to). Photo credit to EMT Billy Herman.

12/12/2025

Excellent teamwork by all involved.

Congratulations to our most recent STEMI award recipients!

When a patient presented with symptoms of a heart attack, the SIH Herrin Hospital Emergency Department achieved an outstanding 10-minute diagnosis EKG–to–departure time and a remarkable 60-minute diagnosis EKG–to–reperfusion time. For context, the national benchmark for patients who present to a non-PCI facility and require transfer is 120 minutes—and the team at SIH Herrin Hospital accomplished this in half the time.

This is an incredible achievement and a true testament to their exceptional teamwork and seamless collaboration with our EMS partners at United Medical Response. Your dedication to living out the SIH mission of delivering exceptional care to our patients is most appreciated. We couldn’t do it without you!

12/12/2025

Division 6 feeling the season!!

12/01/2025

Nice work, Division 4!!

Our crews put a lot of time and energy into getting the ambulances festive for tonight’s Very Merry Marion Holiday Parade. Pictured are EMTs Ryan and Christy, along with Paramedics Meredith and Shyann. Great job! 🚑🎄🎅

11/28/2025

A special thanks to Produce Plus for providing our on-duty crews and dispatcers in Salem with a Thanksgiving Day meal! 🍽️ 🍗🦃🥧