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7 Lee County EMS Employees Attain Credentials
Oct 1, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: October 1, 2008 CONTACT: SEVEN Lee County Emergency Medical services employees Attain credentials Ft. Myers, Fla.- Lee County Emergency Medical Services added seven credentialed field providers to its division through their successful completion of the agency's field training program. Recently credentialed employees are: Steve Lupe, Paramedic, Cape Coral Klaudia Contreras, Emergency Medical Technician, Pembroke Pines Brian Garcia, Paramedic, Port Charlotte Fred Jackson, Paramedic, Lehigh Acres Suzzane Carnevale, Emergency Medical Technician, Fort Myers Kim Diogo, Paramedic, Cape Coral Jeff Rountree, Paramedic, Fort Myers Five of the seven newly credentialed employees are promotions from EMT to Paramedic. Each paramedic and EMT that Lee County hires or promotes is required to participate in a four week orientation and complete a field training program. Upon completion of the field training program, recruits are required to pass a test before an internal credentialing board which includes the EMS medical director |