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.

 

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Paramedic Application for Fall 2026

Applications due to evert.gerritsen@nm.org by June 1st, 2026

Admission approval letters emailed by July 8th, 2026

 Click to Download Application

 

 

North Region EMS Paramedic Program Outcomes

Overall pass rate indicates students that passed the NREMT within six attempts

Initial pass rate indicates students that passed the NREMT within three attempts

1st attempt pass rate indicates students who passed the NREMT on their first attempt

 

 

 

For more information and submission, contact evert.gerritsen@nm.org

  • Lake Forest Hospital Paramedic Application

    Click to download the 2026-2027 Paramedic Program application. Once finished, email to evert.gerritsen@nm.org

    Click to Download

    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

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Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Earns CAAHEP Accreditation, Demonstrating Quality in Health Professions Education

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital is proud to announce that its paramedic education program has been awarded accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). This prestigious accreditation underscores Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital’s commitment to providing high-quality education and training that meets the national quality assurance standards established by CAAHEP.

To contact CoAEMSP: 247-703-8445 or www.coaemsp.org