Lake Forest Hospital Paramedic Program
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital (NMLFH) hosts the Paramedic Program and is a Joint Commission accredited, full service hospital. NMLFH works in collaboration with the College of Lake County to provide college credit and a pathway to obtain either a Certificate or Associates Degree in Applied Science.
The goal of our program is to prepare competent entry level Paramedics in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains with or without exit points at the EMT-Intermediate, and/or EMT-Basic and/or First Responder Level.
MS RN, CEN, TNS, PHRN
Paramedic Program Lead
Nine students spend more than 500 hours over 12 months learning required skills
By Shaw Local News Network
July 28, 2022 at 1:39 pm CDT
For the past 12 months, nine emergency medical technicians (EMT) spent more than 500 hours in classroom and clinical rotations, learning skills unique to paramedics, including advance cardiac monitoring, starting IVs, providing cardiac medications and mastering advanced airway techniques. (Photo courtesy of Jill Edgeworth)
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2022 Cohort
Click to view photos and articles from the Lake Forest Paramedic Program 2022 Cohort
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Lake Forest Hospital Paramedic Application
Click to download the 2024-2025 Paramedic Program application. Once finished, email to Paramedic Coordinator: rita.rice@nm.org
Lake Forest Hospital Adjunct Instructor Application
If you are a current certified paramedic provider and would like to instruct for Lake Forest's EMT or Paramedic Programs, please fill out and send to Rita.Rice@nm.org
Preceptor Platinum Planner Directions
Paramedic Preceptor Platinum Planner directions for submitting student field evaluations. Every student shift must have both paper evaluations and online evaluations.
For questions contact: Autumn.Talley@nm.org
North Region EMS Paramedic Program Outcomes
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Annual Outcomes |
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Year |
Candidate Retention |
National Registry Pass Rate |
Positive Job Placement |
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2023 |
69% (9/13) |
88.9% (8/9) |
100% |
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2024 |
100% (18/18) |
77% (14/18) |
100% |
The Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Paramedic program has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status, it is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation standards through the Letter of Review Self Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation. Letter of Review is recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for eligibility to take the National Registry's Paramedic credentialing examination(s). However, it is NOT a guarantee of eventual accreditation.
To contact CoAEMSP: 247-703-8445 or www.coaemsp.org