Bethesda Memorial Hospital and the City of Delray Beach Fire Rescue have partnered to improve care for heart attack patients in south Palm Beach County.
To assist in this effort, the Delray Beach Fire Rescue presented Bethesda Memorial Hospital with a check in the amount of $9,500 at the Delray Beach City Hall Commission Chamber.This contribution will be used to purchase software that enables Emergency Medical Services’ (EMS) fire rescue to transmit electrocardiography (EKG) information to Bethesda Memorial Hospital.
Pictured (l-r): David C. James, Delray Beach Fire-Rescue Chief; Dr. Craig B. Kushnir, Medical Director of Bethesda Memorial Hospital Emergency Department; Roger L. Kirk, Executive Vice President and COO of Bethesda Healthcare System; Leslie Durham, Vice President of Information Services and CIO of Bethesda Healthcare System; Robert B. Hill, President and CEO of Bethesda Healthcare System; and Victor B. Williams, Division Chief of Emergency Medical Services.
