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Hitting our stride in the 'New Normal'
The new normal has had a tremendous impact on The National EMS Museum thus far. Our plans, six months ago, included attendance at a wide array of venues, most of which have been canceled or postponed until late 2020 but may be pushed even further out into 2021. As a result our Director, Kristy Van Hoven, has done an incredible job of creating virtual exhibits tracing milestones in the history of EMS. With the support of GMR and Hall Ambulance, our California 50th Anniversary exhibit, now virtual, has not only traced the history of EMS in California but illustrated the impact certain California milestones and personalities had on us all. The content of our California virtual exhibit was so robust that it became virtually the cover-to-cover content of the latest issue of Siren, the California Ambulance Association quarterly magazine and another great partnership for the Museum was born.
From a benefactor several months ago, the National EMS Museum acquired a 1954 Packard ambulance. We felt it would be a real showstopper and well it might have been. However, the shows have been stopped and our ambulance sits idle until such time as we can get it on the road and share it with everyone. In the mean time, we are going to get some of the internals cleaned out so that it can purr into the next conference that will have us. (More info on the Packard restoration below)
In the months ahead you will see us adding more unique content that will enable our followers to get to know some of those who have had a major impact upon EMS nationally and, in some cases, internationally. Watch for “Fridays With Doc” that will debut shortly. In these video recorded sessions, I’ll have the pleasure and privilege of chatting with a variety of EMS trail blazers.
Finally, we currently have an effort underway to expand our memorial to recognize the contributors to our profession who have gone largely unsung: Physicians; product developers; industrial leaders; and, healthcare and corporate executives. Most of those we will be recognizing will be names not recognizable to most in EMS since they may never have worn a patch or a badge, but they all made extremely significant contributions to what has become EMS in the twenty-first century.
We look forward to creating new and innovative ways to share with you all the history of our profession and welcome any ideas that you feel might enable us to do what we do even more effectively.
Should you choose to be a part of our continuing growth, give serious consideration to becoming a Member of the National EMS Museum…we tell the story of your professional heritage.
Thank you,
Doc
Dr. Richard A. Clinchy, III, Ph.D., CHT (ret), EMT-P
President, The National EMS Museum
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