HHC Northwest Paramedics

02/01/2026

As many in the community know, we’ve had blood products in our Torrington area paramedic flycar for a while now. With that being so successful in delivering care to those who need it throughout the county, as of today we are extremely happy to share we have extended our blood program to include our Winsted area paramedic flycar as well. By deploying blood in an additional vehicle in our region, it will allow us to begin administering lifesaving transfusions in the field quicker. Pre-hospital transfusions are no small feat. They require a lot of logistics behind the scene, specialized equipment, and the ability to manage a critical patient’s other needs on top of all the steps needed for a safe and successful transfusion. Pre-hospital blood transfusions along with the many specialized things carried in our vehicles help us provide the best care possible to the community by bringing lifesaving care wherever and whenever it is needed.

01/02/2026

Always a pleasure working with NHVA!

NHVA wishes you a Happy New Year! Our remarkable crews demonstrated exceptional skill in the field, providing critical care to a patient experiencing a STEMI. We appreciate the vital support provided by HHC Northwest Paramedics. The patient is expected to make a complete recovery. HHC Northwest Paramedics

11/19/2025

Thank you for inviting us for an evening of training! We always enjoy joint training so we can work together to better serve our community.

09/23/2025

This is a perfect example of how great EMS care in our community can be. Every day dispatchers and first responders from different agencies work alongside each other to get the right care to patients. Great job everybody!!

09/05/2025

Tonight we were lucky enough to get invited to provide some training to Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance and had an amazing time. Thank you for letting us join your team for the evening!

07/07/2025

After a lot of hard work, we are proud to share this study getting published using our team of highly skilled paramedics as the subjects. There is a lot of research to be done in the prehospital world and we are incredibly happy we were able to contribute to learning and advancing our profession. Hopefully, our team will be able to do more research like this in the future to help us continue to provide the best care possible to our patients.

This publishing comes with the perfect timing, as our program is about to implement a point of care ultrasound program encompassing much more than just cardiac views within the next few weeks. A lot of training has gone into our team that has already proven themselves more than capable with this initial ultrasound pilot program - the first paramedic program in the state with such technology.

Background: Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (cPoCUS) can detect occlusive myocardial infarction (OMI) in the absence of diagnostic electrocardiogram (ECG) by assessment of left ventricle (LV) function. The feasibility of cPoCUS to assess LV function in the prehospital setting is unknown.Objective:....

05/10/2025

Thank you to New Hartford Volunteer Ambulance junior member Cianna Ferraro for inviting us to partake in your Eagle Scout public safety day project! We couldn’t have asked for a nicer day or better turnout by everybody!

04/29/2025

Great job to two of our own, EMTs Paul Krause and Margaret Coe. Together, they responded to a Stemi on April 22nd, 2025. Successfully getting the patient proper cardiac care in 52 minutes from time of call to arrival at the hospital. Together, alongside HHC Northwest Paramedics and New Hartford Volunteer Fire Department First responders, they activated a Stemi alert and transmitted the ECG to the hospital before leaving the scene!

This ensures that when the patient arrives at the hospital, no time is wasted when the patient enters the emergency department.

Great job guys (and gals)! We couldn’t have done this without our amazing HHC paramedics, and New Hartford Fire First responders.

04/13/2025

Happy National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week to our amazing partners at LCD and dispatch centers across the country. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do every day without you all!

04/09/2025

01/01/2025

Happy New Years Eve from our team working this evening and tonight to keep the county safe. We wish everybody a happy and healthy holiday!

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from your friendly neighborhood NW Paramedics 🦃