August 2, 2011

Paramedics Plus
(903) 535-5802

ETMC names new vice president for EMS

East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System has named Ron Schwartz as the new vice president/chief operating officer for ETMC EMS.

Schwartz has been with ETMC for over 11 years serving as director of operations and general manager. In this position, he was responsible for more than 400 paramedics and emergency medical technicians, covering over 17,000 square miles, responding to 135,000 requests for service and transportation of more than 105,000 patients each year.

Schwartz helped ETMC add EMS services to several markets in Texas including Waco and Pasadena. Last year, ETMC EMS joined an elite group of emergency providers to receive a three year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services for quality patient care in America's medical transportation system.

Schwartz will also serve as president of Paramedics Plus, an ambulance division of the East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System. Paramedics Plus currently provides emergency services to residents of Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Okla., Pinellas County, Fla., Fort Wayne, Ind., and in November will begin providing services to Alameda, Calif.

Schwartz began his career as a paramedic in Michigan and then worked as a paramedic and a firefighter in Nevada. He later went into management for ambulance services in Reno, Nev., and Lincoln, Neb. Schwartz has a degree in EMS management from Davenport College in Michigan.

Schwartz replaces Tony Myers, who retired in June after 18 years with ETMC EMS and Paramedics Plus.

August 2, 2011

Paramedics Plus
(903) 535-5802

Paramedics Plus names new vice president over ambulance service

Paramedics Plus, an ambulance division of the East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System, has named Mark Postma vice president.

Postma has served as the chief operating officer for the Paramedics Plus Sunstar operation in Pinellas County, Fla., since 2004. Under his leadership, Sunstar received the 2009 Governor's Sterling Award, the highest recognition possible for performance excellence awarded by the state of Florida. Sunstar employs 500 team members, covers 280 square miles and a population of almost one million people. Postma is the immediate past chairman of the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services. All current Paramedics Plus operations are CAAS accredited.

Postma has been involved in EMS management positions in Iowa and Fla., for more than 25 years. He started his career as a paramedic and dispatcher. Postma earned a master's of science degree in health services administration from the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill., and a bachelor of arts degree from Western Illinois University.

Paramedics Plus currently provides emergency services to residents of Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Okla., Pinellas County, Fla., Fort Wayne, Ind., and in November will begin providing services to Alameda, Calif.

June 6, 2011
Sunstar Paramedics
Pinnelas County, Fla

Sunstar Paramedics performs well at 2011 Pinnelas County EMT Awards

The Sunstar Paramedics organization and staff members received recognition at the 2011 Pinnelas County EMT Awards. Honorees include:
Brandon Walters, EMS - Pinnelas County EMT of the Year; Florida Emergency Medical Technician of the Year
Jeremy Moody, paramedic - Pinellas County Paramedic of the Year
Cheryl A. Meyers, paramedic - Florida EMS Dispatcher of the Year
Sunstar Paramedics - Florida EMS Video of the Year
Sunstar Paramedics - Florida EMS Photo of the Year
Congratulations to all who were involved in receiving these awards.