VIDEO: A new, expanded EMS coordination team at Marshfield Clinic Medical Center in Marshfield is working to make all of the people involved in responding to medical emergencies better.
The center always had an EMS coordinator, but when she retired and Marshfield Clinic looked to fill the position, the emergency department medical director, Dr. Clint McKee said they decided to expand it to a two-person team.
“As a trauma center, as a stroke center, as a rescue one center, there’s (sic) a number of opportunities that we have to provide additional training and feedback that will aid in the pre-hospital care of the patients and we felt like there was an opportunity for us to do a little bit more,” he explained.
The team members came from within Marshfield Clinic. They are Karen Fluegel, who is a registered nurse with 30 years of health care experience and 24 years in EMS. She worked in the emergency department and is currently an emergency medical responder, advanced medical technician, and firefighter.