[GW InfoMail] EMeRG

GW Community Members,

I wanted to take a moment to provide you with some background information about the Emergency Medical Response Group (EMeRG).

EMeRG is a licensed Basic Life Support Emergency Ambulance Service that is regulated by the District of Columbia Department of Health. EMeRG Ambulances are staffed 24/7 during the academic year by volunteer members of the GW Community. EMeRG volunteers are certified District of Columbia Emergency Medical Technicians. Operational oversight is provided by GWPD.

EMeRG operates ambulances on the Mount Vernon and Foggy Bottom Campuses of the University. EMeRG also utilizes a Quick Response Vehicle and bicycle teams to provide services. EMeRG ambulances are regularly inspected by the DC Department of Health to ensure patient safety. Each EMeRG unit is stocked with medical equipment to assist with lifting and moving patients as well as medications, airway devices, and bandaging materials.

All ambulance transports provided by EMeRG are free. When the police department receives a call for a medical emergency GWPD officers are dispatched with EMeRG to all on-campus calls to ensure the safety of everyone involved. EMeRG is able to communicate directly with DC Fire and EMS units as well as the DC Office of Unified Communications anytime there is an emergency that necessitates advanced life support or resources beyond the scope of what EMeRG is able to provide, such as heavy rescue.

EMeRG prides itself on rapid response times and the outstanding clinical standards established by the EMeRG Medical Director, a licensed physician with the GW Medical Faculty Associates Department of Emergency Medicine.

FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES DIAL (202) 994-6111 to receive rapid EMeRG ambulance service.

Sincerely,
Kevin C. Hay
Chief of Police