• UC Davis Fire
  • Lehigh University EMS
  • SUNY Cortland EMS
  • dayton
  • Brown University
  • uvm
  • Syracuse
  • muhlenberg
  • Villanova
  • boston-college
  • emory
  • richmond
  • mit
  • northeastern
  • vems-desales
  • tulane2012
  • Rice University EMS Tahoe
  • rowan2
  • carnegie mellon
  • dartmouth
  • emerg
  • georgetown
  • rochester
  • tamu
  • University of Massachusetts - Lowell
  • Virginia Tech Rescue Squad
  • oswego
  • Franklin and Marshall EMS
  • RPI Ambulance
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • UC Davis Fire Department (Davis, CA)
  • Lehigh University EMS (Bethlehem, PA)
  • SUNY Cortland EMS (Cortland, NY)
  • University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
  • Brown University EMS (Providence, RI)
  • University of Vermont Rescue (Burlington, VT)
  • Syracuse University Ambulance (Syracuse, NY)
  • Muhlenberg College EMS (Allentown, PA)
  • Villanova University EMS (Villanova, PA)
  • Boston College Eagle EMS (Boston, MA)
  • Emory University EMS (Atlanta, GA)
  • University of Richmond EMS (Richmond, VA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology EMS (Cambridge, MA)
  • Northeastern University EMS (Boston, MA)
  • DeSales University EMS (Center Valley, PA) and Villanova University EMS (Villanova, PA)
  • Drexel University EMS (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Loyola Marymount University EMS (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Tulane University EMS (New Orleans, LA)
  • Rice University EMS (Houston, TX)
  • Rowan University EMS (Glassboro, NJ)
  • Carnegie Mellon University EMS (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Dartmouth College EMS (Hanover, NH)
  • George Washington University EMeRG (Washington, DC)
  • Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service (Washington, DC)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology Ambulance (Rochester, NY)
  • Texas A&M University EMS (College Station, TX)
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell EMS (Lowell, MA)
  • Virginia Tech Rescue Squad (Blacksburg, VA)
  • SUNY Oswego SAVAC (Oswego, NY)
  • Franklin and Marshall EMS (Lancaster, PA)
  • RPI Ambulance (Troy, NY)
  • CWRU EMS (Cleveland, OH)

Founded in 1993, the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to scholarship, research and to creating a safer, healthier environment on college and university campuses through the support, promotion, and advocacy of campus-based emergency medical services. The Foundation is committed to the advancement of existing response groups and assisting in the development of new response groups. 

 NCEMSF serves as an umbrella organization supporting its over 250 constituent member colleges and universities in providing campus based emergency medical services. These, often student-run organizations, are comprised of highly trained students ready to respond in any medical emergency. Student volunteers respond within minutes and provide emergency care tailored specifically to their campus community. These groups range from quick-response services on foot or bike to advanced life support (ALS) transporting units.

In addition to providing for the acquisition of medical knowledge, campus based EMS allows student participants to develop certain life skills including leadership, communication, and decision-making. NCEMSF provides a forum for communication and creates an environment where ideas can be exchanged and problems can be solved.

VEMS License Renewed by Dept. of Health

The Villanovan

The Villanova Emergency Medical Service (VEMS) was re-certified on Feb. 14 after a rigorous inspection and evaluation by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

The license renewal allows them to continue operating as an EMS service.

Founded in 1989, VEMS is a medical response organization run by 40 students, representing nearly all academic majors.

They operate as a basic life support ambulance that allows them to perform treatments of basic nature, but they cannot perform invasive treatment.

They respond to emergency calls that range in severity from cut fingers to cardiac arrests.

VEMS is on-call 360 days a year, 24 hours a day. Individual members contribute anywhere from a 20-hour commitment a month, to a schedule that is more than 60 hours a week.

VEMS also offers monthly CPR courses and an annual EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) course in the fall, both open to the entire Villanova community.

Currently VEMS is governed by an elected body. The board consists of six executives, including Captain John Morrison, lieutenants Tadd Schwarz, Matt Werner and Jeff Bell, treasurer Chris Anton, and secretary Ashley Joyce. Advisor Matt Mascia is a part-time Villanova staff member and VEMS alumnus.

The group has also received several awards including the best web site for a collegiate EMS group, awarded by the National Collegiate EMS Foundation.

With beds to sleep in, a kitchen, offices and a stocked supply room, EMT’s have a residence to live and study in during their 14- to 18-hour night shifts.

Day shifts are usually shorter and vary in length because of classes.

VEMS assists those in need in the Villanova area with an average response time (from receiving the call to on-site arrival) of under four minutes.

It is a free service to members of the Villanova community, and they also offer free transport to area hospitals.

For further questions on membership or CPR class information, call x96808. In an emergency, VEMS can be reached at x94444.

The VEMS web site can be reached at www.vems.villanova.edu.

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