EMSC Colorado

03/04/2026

Strong work by Morgan County Ambulance Service - MCAS and Children's One flight team!

🚑🚁 PARTNERS IN CARE — FROM MORGAN COUNTY TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL COLORADO 🚁🚑

In emergency medicine, teamwork doesn’t stop at county lines — it extends to every partner who helps ensure patients receive the right care, at the right place, at the right time.

Morgan County Ambulance Service is proud to work alongside the Children’s Hospital Colorado One Flight Team, a highly specialized critical care transport program dedicated to caring for our youngest and most vulnerable patients.

When a child in our community needs advanced pediatric or neonatal care beyond what can be provided locally, the One Flight Team becomes an essential extension of our response. Their crews bring advanced training, specialized equipment, and pediatric expertise directly to the scene or rendezvous point — allowing for seamless transitions of care and the safest possible transport to definitive treatment.

💙 This partnership represents what EMS is all about:
✔️ Collaboration between agencies
✔️ Advanced, coordinated patient care
✔️ Rapid access to specialized resources
✔️ Putting patients and families

Behind every photo like this is a coordinated effort — dispatchers managing communications, local crews stabilizing patients, flight teams preparing for transport, and healthcare professionals working together with one shared goal: giving patients the best chance at a positive outcome.

We are incredibly grateful for our ongoing partnership with Children’s Hospital Colorado One Flight and for the trust our community places in us every day.

Together, we bridge the gap between rural emergency care and world-class pediatric medicine.

❤️ Serving Morgan County — together.

02/27/2026

Simulation and training are readiness!
Keep up the great work!

02/26/2026

You can still sign up for today’s EMS pediatric readiness webinar!

EMS: LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! Today at 1 pm CT. It's free, open to all, and approved for 1 hour of CAPCE continuing education credit. Link in the comments.

02/23/2026

Results from the National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Assessment are now available! Read the findings in Annals of Emergency Medicine: https://ow.ly/RZn050YkmXV or read the press release: https://bit.ly/4b23EEh

02/19/2026

Free Pediatric CE!

❤️ Roses are Red, Violets are Blue. Valentine's Day may be over, but DC EMSC has a talk just for you! ❤️ We are celebrating heart month with a session just for EMS led by our very own Caleb Ward. We hope you can join us! ❤️

EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center

02/18/2026

We are pleased to announce that Prowers Medical Center have been verified as COPPER Pediatric Advanced!

🏅 Prowers Medical Center is Officially COPPER Verified – Pediatric Advanced

We are proud to announce that Prowers Medical Center has been recognized through Colorado EMSC’s COPPER program as Pediatric Advanced, the highest tier of pediatric readiness recognition in Colorado!

So what does COPPER certification mean?

COPPER (Colorado Pediatric Preparedness for the Emergency Room) verifies that hospitals are equipped, trained, and committed to providing the highest level of emergency care for children. This recognition reflects extensive training, pediatric-specific equipment, quality improvement measures, and collaboration across departments to ensure children receive safe, specialized care when they need it most.

From advanced pediatric life support certifications and neonatal readiness to standardized pediatric resuscitation equipment and ongoing pediatric-focused education, this achievement represents the hard work of our entire team and a strong commitment from hospital leadership.

Most importantly, it means families in our community can trust that we are prepared to care for their children with the highest standards of safety and readiness.

Congratulations to our team for earning this designation and for your dedication to the children of Prowers County.

02/12/2026

Join us on Feb 26 at 2 pm ET for a deep dive into the National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project. Learn how to identify gaps in care and access new resources for your agency. Featuring Dr. Kathleen Adelgais and Dr. Manish Shah. Sponsored by FirstNet Built with AT&T. Free 1 Hour CAPCE CE included! https://buff.ly/ElZHFM0

02/04/2026

Congratulations to Gunnison Valley Health on their 2025 COPPER verfication! They join a growing list of facilities who have made pediatric readiness a priority!

Over the past year, Gunnison Valley Health has made significant strides in strengthening care, expanding services, and deepening our connection to the community we serve.

01/29/2026

Congratulations to CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital on achieving their Pediatric Advanced COPPER verification!

CommonSpirit Health Mercy Hospital is proud to have earned the Pediatric Advanced designation from the Colorado Pediatric Preparedness for the Emergency Room (COPPER) program. This is the highest level of recognition for pediatric emergency care in Colorado and makes us the only hospital in Southwest Colorado to achieve this designation.

As our Hospital President Josh Neff states, "this reinforces our promise to the families of Southwest Colorado that their children will receive the highest quality of specialized care, right here at home.”

01/29/2026

01/26/2026

Congratulations to Lutheran Hospital on the Pediatric Advanced COPPER verification!

“The COPPER process helps elevate our standard level of care to a level of expert pediatric care,” said Daniel Cheek, MD, emergency physician and Lutheran Hospital’s trauma and EMS liaison. “Data shows that following COPPER guidelines can save young lives. Studies have shown that hospitals with a pediatric readiness score of 88 or higher can reduce mortality risk by up to 76% for ill children and 60% for pediatric trauma patients.”

EMS for Children Colorado has recognized Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital as a Colorado Pediatric Preparedness for the Emergency Room (COPPER) as a Pediatric Advanced facility—confirming the hospital’s emergency department is equipped, trained, and organized to deliver high-quality care f...