Mission and Values

Motto

"First to Care"

Mission Statement

The mission of Hampton Lakes Emergency Squad is to provide a cost-effective, collaborative, and outcome-based EMS system that employs rapid response of trained professionals to deliver clinically superior and culturally competent care, achieving high levels of patient satisfaction.

Vision Statement

We envision a comprehensive, accessible, and sustainable EMS delivery system, realized through collaboration, which provides clinically superior, efficient, and innovative care.

Core Values

Compassion

Compassion for our patients and their loved ones.

We will provide you and your loved ones with the same level of care, compassion, and respect that we would our own family. Regardless of the reason for our encounter, we will respect your privacy and protect your dignity without judgement or bias.

Advocacy

Advocacy for the our patients and the industry to ensure patients receive prompt, proper, and professional prehospital care.

We are here for you, in good times and bad. We strive to be advocates for our residents and patients not only by doing what is right for you, but also by being your voice to other caregivers and on behalf of the community. We advocate for the improvement and betterment of the EMS system at the local, state, and federal level.

Respect

Respect for our patients, members, and the profession.

Patients and their families deserve the upmost respect. You trust us to help in your darkest hours and we hope to never violate that trust. As an organization, we also strive to provide a positive and productive workplace that fosters positive perception of the Emergency Medical Services System.

Education

Education of the public and our members to provide a resilient and knowledgeable community.

The public plays an important role in the emergency notification system and chain of survival. We believe that a trained and educated public is the first step in improving the health and wellness of the community. We strive to maintain a well trained and educated team of responders with diverse background and experiences to respond to your emergencies while teaching you how to be the "first responder" when emergencies happen to you, a loved one, or a stranger.

EMT Oath

Be it pledged as an Emergency Medical Technician, I will honor the physical and judicial laws of God and man. I will follow that regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of patients and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, nor shall I suggest any such counsel.

Into whatever homes I enter, I will go into them for the benefit of only the sick and injured, never revealing what I see or hear in the lives of men unless required by law. I shall also share my medical knowledge with those who may benefit from what I have learned.

I will serve unselfishly and continuously in order to help make a better world for all mankind. While I continue to keep this oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life, and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times. Should I trespass or violate this oath, may the reverse be my lot. So help me God.

Written by: Charles B. Gillespie, M.D. Adopted by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, 1978

Code of Ethics

Professional status as an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Practitioner is maintained and enriched by the willingness of the individual practitioner to accept and fulfill obligations to society, other medical professionals, and the EMS profession. As an EMS practitioner, I solemnly pledge myself to the following code of professional ethics:

to conserve life, alleviate suffering, promote health, do no harm, and encourage the quality and equal availability of emergency medical care.
to provide services based on human need, with compassion and respect for human dignity, unrestricted by consideration of nationality, race, creed, color, or status; to not judge the merits of the patient’s request for service, nor allow the patient’s socioeconomic status to influence our demeanor or the care that we provide.
to not use professional knowledge and skills in any enterprise detrimental to the public well being.
to respect and hold in confidence all information of a confidential nature obtained in the course of professional service unless required by law to divulge such information.
to use social media in a responsible and professional manner that does not discredit, dishonor, or embarrass an EMS organization, co-workers, other health care practitioners, patients, individuals or the community at large.
as a citizen, to understand and uphold the law and perform the duties of citizenship; as a professional, to work with concerned citizens and other health care professionals in promoting a high standard of emergency medical care to all people.
to maintain professional competence, striving always for clinical excellence in the delivery of patient care. • to assume responsibility in upholding standards of professional practice and education.
to assume responsibility for individual professional actions and judgment, both in dependent and independent emergency functions, and to know and uphold the laws which affect the practice of EMS.
to be aware of and participate in matters of legislation and regulation affecting EMS.
to work cooperatively with EMS associates and other allied healthcare professionals in the best interest of our patients.
to refuse participation in unethical procedures, and assume the responsibility to expose incompetence or unethical conduct of others to the appropriate authority in a proper and professional manner.

Originally written by: Charles B.Gillespie, M.D., and adopted by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, 1978. Revised and adopted by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, June 14, 2013.

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