York County Community Foundation today awarded the first grant from the WellSpan Emergency Services Fund, which was established last year by WellSpan Health. The $171,180 grant was awarded to Southern York County Emergency Medical Services (SYCEMS) to support
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| From left: Alex Christ, SYCEMS EMS Manager; Pam Hoadley, NRP, RN, BS, staff paramedic and grant writer for SYCEMS; Gordon McFadden, Fawn Grove Borough; James Parlett, Jr. (Gus), Lower Chanceford Twp; Carl Glackin, president of Board of Directors & citizen representative; John Eaton, treasurer of Board of Directors & citizen representative; SYCEMS Chief Laura Taylor; Jane Conover, Community Foundation president; and Keith Noll, senior vice president, WellSpan Health, and president of WellSpan York Hospital. In the background are ambulances from Brogue, Fawn Grove, and Delta-Cardiff that are now under one umbrella. |
its regionalization efforts in southern York County. SYCEMS delivers care throughout the rural area using Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICUs) that are now under a single EMS organization rather than four separate entities.
“Southern York County EMS is not only thankful, but also most honored to be the first recipient of the WellSpan Emergency Services Grant from York County Community Foundation,” said Pam Hoadley, NRP, RN, BS, staff paramedic and grant writer for SYCEMS. “We share a vision for sustainable and effective emergency medical services, and this grant will help us achieve our goal of state-of-the-art services to 18,000 citizens in southern York County.”
“The Community Foundation is incredibly excited about this first grant from the WellSpan Emergency Services Fund,”
“WellSpan Health is committed to ensuring that all communities throughout York County have access to reliable EMS services nearby,” said Keith Noll, senior vice president, WellSpan Health, and president of WellSpan York Hospital. “We are thrilled that Southern York County EMS is the first recipient of this grant program, and we’re optimistic that we’ll see more examples of these kinds of community-led, regionally focused EMS providers in the near future.”
The Community Foundation’s Fund for York County is contributing $50,000 to the WellSpan EMS Fund to support the establishment of SYCEMS. In addition, WellSpan has agreed to match that contribution with another $50,000 donation to the fund. The total grant from the WellSpan Emergency Services Fund to SYCEMS will be $171,180.
The WellSpan Emergency Services Fund underscores WellSpan’s commitment to ongoing support of regional solutions to the provision of EMS Services. The goal of the fund is to create a more coordinated, regional EMS system that effectively meets the needs of York County communities. WellSpan, which established the fund with an initial investment of $500,000, hopes to grow the fund to $1 million by encouraging new donations through an additional $250,000 match.
Grants from the WellSpan Emergency Services Fund will be awarded to nonprofit or government organizations that deliver EMS services and are working toward regional solutions for the provision of services. The aim is to ensure the effective coverage for all areas of York County, particularly underserved communities. The Community Foundation’s Distribution Committee, a volunteer group of York County residents, and its Board of Directors will approve the grants.
