For Immediate Release: May 18, 2022
Star of Life Awards Honor Wexner Center Doctor, Other Ohio EMS Providers
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – An Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center doctor received the highest honor today during the Annual Ohio Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Star of Life Awards ceremony. Presented by the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Division of EMS, the State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services (EMFTS) and the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (Ohio ACEP), the awards recognize Ohio’s outstanding prehospital providers.
“Ohio EMS responded to about 4 million emergency runs during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Ohio EMS Executive Director Rob Wagoner. “EMS teams are always ready to provide critical, lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week, regardless of the risks.”
Howard A. Werman, M.D., received the Jack B. Liberator Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Werman has dedicated over 40 years to emergency medical care. He entered The Ohio State University for his emergency medicine residency in 1981, where he has built incredible collaborations with leaders in the field of EMS and contributed numerous publications to the areas of resuscitation, patient transport, trauma, and EMS practices. His charisma and passion have had a positive impact on EMS through his lifetime of leadership.
The Ohio EMS Star of Life Awards bring together local communities and medical personnel to honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services on medicine's front lines. The awards exemplify the commitment and dedication of the over 41,000 EMS providers in Ohio, who provide an essential community service every day. Ohio EMS Star of Life Awards recipients are:
Ohio EMS Stars
Anna Rescue Squad
Akron Fire and EMS Department
East Wayne Fire District
City of Hamilton Fire and EMS and MedFlight
City of Union Fire Department
Columbia Township Fire Department
Ross Township Fire Department
MedFlight 4, Uhrichsville Fire Department and Smith Ambulance
Urbana Fire Division
Wooster City Division of Fire
Ohio EMS Agency of the Year
Delaware County Emergency Medical Services
Ohio EMS Provider of the Year
Captain Matthew Parrish, Columbus Division of Fire
Ohio EMS Medical Director of the Year
Ashley D. Larrimore, Medical Director for the Center of EMS at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Whitehall Division of Fire, Newark Division of Fire and EMS Department
Frank Giampetro Distinguished EMS Educator Award
Ashish R. Panchal, MD, PhD, Associate Professor and EMS Fellowship Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the College of Medicine and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Epidemiology at the College of Public Health at The Ohio State University
Jack B. Liberator Lifetime Achievement Award
Howard A. Werman, MD., The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
Complete narratives of Star of Life Awards recipients can be viewed at ems.ohio.gov.
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For additional information, contact:
China Dodley, (614) 466-2551
cldodley@dps.ohio.gov
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