This Site will be maintained as a memorial to all the staff of Medic 4.

Hazleton General Hospital's

Paramedic Unit

The Hazleton Area saw its first Paramedic Unit, Medic 4, enter into service on July 1, 1982. During the first year the Paramedics responded to approximately 700 calls. Medic 4 and medic 304 responded to approximately 95000 calls in its 19 years of existence. It had saved the lives of many residents and visitors to the Hazleton Area.

Medic 4's principle coverage area was approximately 200 square miles. The area is primarily rural and includes parts of Luzerne, Schuylkill and Carbon Counties in Pennsylvania. The Unit was headquartered at the Department of Emergency Services at Hazleton General Hospital, a member of the Greater Hazleton Health Alliance, along with Hazleton St. Joseph's Medical Center.

The Paramedic Unit was staffed by highly trained Pre-Hospital RN's, Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians. The Staff maintained numerous certifications. The following are a few:

CPR- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support

PALS- Pediatric Advanced Life Support

BTLS - Basic Trauma Life Support

PHTLS - Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support

CEN - Certified Emergency Nurse

The majority of the calls that Medic 4 responded to are medical emergencies. When patients with multiple trauma are encountered they are usually flown to one of the regional trauma centers. Medic 4 utilizes one of the following flight services:

Medevac - Lehigh Valley Hospital - Allentown, Pa.

Life Lion - Hershey Medical Center - Hershey, Pa.

Life Flight - Geisinger Medical Center - Danville, Pa.

Guthrie One - Robert Packer Hospital - Sayre, Pa.

Hazleton General Hospital Department of Emergency Services and Medic 4 were clinical sites for the paramedic students from Luzerne County Community College Paramedic Program.

HAALS Inc.

The successor to Medic 4

Medic 4's Local Patch Collection

*Local BLS Units*	*Local ALS Units*
*Regional BLS Units*	*Out of Service Units*
*HGH Medic Unit Pics*	*Emergency Call Pics*

Looking for any Pennsylvania EMS Unit patches.
Please e-mail them to me for posting here.

Medic 4 becomes a

National EMS & Fire	Pennsylvania Emergency Services	Nursing Topics
Medical Education	EMS Humor	Local & State

The following was scribbled by a patient that was intubated and in the ICU. This person was one of the first people saved by Medic 4.

"Thanks......thought i was a goner"

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