SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon is bringing together emergency medical workers and health care providers from rural communities to discuss how to improve emergency medical response.
Simon is the chairwoman of the Governor’s Rural Affairs Council.
She says participants in the Emergency Medical Services Summit will examine the conditions of EMS in rural Illinois. They’ll also discuss solutions for ongoing challenges such as recruitment and retention of personnel and continuing education.
Simon says bringing experts together “is a terrific way to ensure first-rate care for the rural residents of Illinois.”
The summit is scheduled for October 8th in Springfield.
