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January 2007
NEALS is thrilled to report that its ALS First Response Certificate of Need for Rensselaer County has finally been approved by the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys, Inc. (REMSCO)! On January 22, 2007 REMSCO voted to approve the NEALS ALSFR CON by a vote of 19 in favor, 6 opposed and 1 abstention. NEALS has commenced its initial stand-up training for Paramedics being deployed in Rensselaer County P.S.U.'s (Paramedic Support Unit).

NEALS would like to thank all of the local squads, members of the REMSCO and REMAC, and municipalities for their continued support over the last year that our CON has been processing.

December 2006
The NYS SEMSCO evaluated the NEALS ALSFR CON on December 13, 2006. The SEMSCO ruled not to uphold the decision of the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys, Inc. (REMSCO) and remanded the application back to the REMSCO for reconsideration.

September 2006
NEALS is thrilled to report that the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Adjudication has concluded that there is an unquestionable public need for NEALS Paramedic Advanced Life Support First Response program and has recommended that the decision of the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys, Inc. (REMSCO) to deny the CON be reversed!

The full report of the Administrative Law Judge may be found here ALJ REPORT

NEALS hopes to begin providing Paramedic ALSFR services as soon as possible, pending final approval by the New York State Department of Health on December 12, 2006.

August 2006
NEALS would like to thank Sand Lake Ambulance, Inc. for their renewed 2006-2007 service contract. NEALS proudly serves alongside the dedicated volunteers of Sand Lake Ambulance to provide exceptional Paramedic services to the Town of Sand Lake.

June 2006
NEALS would like to congratulate the girls of the Bethlehem Tomboys Junior Division Champions B for winning there championship game on Sunday June 18, 2006. NEALS sponsored this team and we are exceptionally proud of their hard work, Great job girls!

April 2006
We are happy to announce that the Regional Emergency Medical Organization Certificate of Need Committee has accepted our application for an ALS First Response Certificate of Need for Rensselaer County. The next step in the process is a Public Hearing to be held the week of May 8th.

NEALS would like to welcome the newest member of our extended family; The Bethlehem Tomboys Junior Softball players. In a continued effort to give back to our communities NEALS is proud to sponsor this dedicated team. Check out how we are doing at www.bethlehemtomboys.com

February 2006
We would like to welcome Dr. Jonathan Halpert to our team. Dr. Halpert will be serving as Medical Director. Dr. Halpert shares our company vision of training the finest providers to use the best equipment in our continued effort to provide the most advanced care to our patients. Like NEALS, Dr. Halpert is devoted to improving Emergency Medical Services throughout our region.

January 2006
We are happy to announce that we are starting the New Year with the addition of Chuck Giglia as our Division Manger. Chuck is a highly experienced Paramedic and has an extensive background in management as well. Chuck is joining us at a time of rapid growth and will be essential to our continued success in our mission to provide superior emergency medical services.

October 2005
Our first client, Sand Lake Ambulance, was brought from the BLS level to the ALS level within one week of approval from the REMAC board. This included securing a proactive medical director for the agency, purchasing all the supplies needed, guaranteeing staffing and interface training between the pre-existing BLS staff and the new ALS staff. In the short time that Sand Lake Ambulance has been our client, their reliability for getting ALS to the scene within 15 minutes has leapt from 33% to 72%.