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Grants Program of the National Emergency Medicine Association (NEMA)

NEMA awards grants in accordance with its mission of preventing injury and illness by addressing health and social issues through education, applied research, and equipment. Through our special programs, the National Heart Council and the National Stroke Council, grants provide essential funding to hospitals, health clinics, trauma centers, fire departments, and physicians. Awards go to small, under-funded rural organizations as well as to well-established entities.

Grants from NEMA have produced many "firsts." For example, the first chest pain center in the country was established in Baltimore as a result of a grant funding. NEMA helped to start many others. Today, hundreds are in existence throughout the nation. Recently, funding from NEMA, through the National Stoke Council, helped to create the first TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) early detection and treatment center in the country. It will hopefully serve as a model for many more to come.

Support for a wide variety of trauma prevention and emergency medical services for individuals of all ages is provided each year to deserving organizations throughout the US. Here's a sampling of our grants:

Grants Program


A

Akron General Medical Center
Akron, Ohio
A clinical trial for an investigative drug for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. A neuroprotective agent.

American Heart Association
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
For the distribution of educational material about heart disease and prevention; a two year program.

American Red Cross
Washington, D.C.
CPR training in the DC area in Spanish.

American Red Cross
Washington, D.C.
CPR equipment and training in the DC area.

American Trauma Society
Landover, Maryland
Design, graphics, writing and publication of a brochure of accident prevention information.

Arlington County Fire Department
Arlington, Virginia
To be used as needed for the firefighters involved in the crash at the Pentagon on 09-11-01

Austin Emergency Medical Services Dept.
Austin, Texas
Training of minorities in CPR, Spanish.

Austin Emergency Medical Services Dept.
Austin, Texas
Equipment and training for CPR to minorities.

B

Baltimore County Department of Aging
Towson, Maryland
The Guide to Proscription Drug Assistance Programs

Baltimore County Fire Department
Baltimore County, Maryland
Semi Automatic Electronic Defibrillators (SAED)
5 portable Heart Start 911 units with cables, electrodes, batteries.

Beebe Medical Center
Trauma Center III
Lewes, Delaware
Fetal Monitoring Units

Beebe Medical Center
Trauma Center
Lewes, Delaware
To establish and equip a Level III trauma Center.

Beth Israel Medical Center
Cardiology Division
New York, New York
For research to reverse the effects of heart disease through a program of comprehensive lifestyle changes.

Blackfeet Tribal Emergency Medical Services
Browning, Montana
Emergency rescue equipment, the Jaws of Life.

Butterworth Hospital
Department of Neurology
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The characteristics influencing delay in seeking treatment in patients experiencing the signs and symptoms of a stroke.

C

Caring Hands, Inc.
Aberdeen, Maryland
Office Equipment

Catonsville Community College
Active Cardiac Exercise Program
Catonsville, Maryland
One defibrillator for the PACE program, for both instructional and educational use.

Center For Cardiovascular Research
University of South Florida
College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida
Cardiovascular monitoring equipment.

Center for Living
Baltimore, Maryland
Rehabilitation program for severely injured to the head trauma patients.

Center for Science in the Public Interest
Washington, D.C.
" Fast Food: What's In It For You" a video that addresses the lack of nutrition in fast food. Distributed to schools, hospitals, and public health departments.

Chandler Hospital
Savannah, Georgia
Cardiovascular research.

Children's Hospital Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
Design, graphics, writing and publication of an educational accident prevention program for children.

City of Duluth Police Department
Duluth, Minnesota
Portable pulse oximetry unit and Israeli tactical pressure dressings

City of Olive Branch Department of Fire and Recue
Olive Branch, Mississippi
Defibrillators and training

Clayton Heart Center
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Heart disease research. "Intermediary Cardiac Metabolism During Graded Reduction Flow."

Clayton Heart Center
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Studies of the AIDS virus in patients
receiving emergency medical services.

Cornith Hospital
Cornith, New York
Equipment for an ambulance.

CPR Training
Nation Wide
Payment for CPR training to individuals across the country.

E

Emergency Medicine Support Foundation
Baltimore, Maryland
Annual Support

Emergency Medicine Support Foundation
Baltimore, Maryland
Seed money establish the foundation.

F

Franklin Square Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Upgrade of ultrasound machine in emergency room.

Franklin Square Hospital
Cardiac Services Division
Baltimore, Maryland
A new intraaortic balloon pump to provide temporary circulatory support for patients who have severe but potentially reversible left ventricular failure.

Florida Hospital
Orlando, Florida
Cardiovascular research.

Freeman Memorial Hospital
Inglewood, California
Angioplasty study research program.

Fulton County Hospital EMS
Salem, Arkansas
3-12 lead Monitor-Defibrillators.

G

Georgetown University Hospital
Georgetown, Maryland
Coronary Artery Disease treatment equipment.
A portable, programmable, microprocessor driven electrocardiograph monitor, the Mortara EL-1.

Gesinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania
CPR training.

H

Holly Springs Fire Department
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Defibrillators and training

Hualapi Nation
Peach Springs, Arizona
For the purchase of the Hurst Jaws of Life rescue equipment.

J

Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Forcal Cerebral Ischemia II, stroke research.

Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Research for early response to stroke.

John T. Mather Memorial Hospital
Port Jefferson, New York
Cardiovascular research.

M

Maryland Brain Attack Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Rapid Assessment of Transient Ischemic
Attack Etiology (RATE) Service

Mather Hospital
John T. Mather Memorial
Department of Cardiology
Port Jefferson, New York
Hyperbaric oxygen thrombolysis myocardial infraction.

MIEMMS
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
For the purchase of a prenatal ambulance.

N

New York Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund
C/O UFA
New York City, New York
To be used as needed for the families of the firefighters lost in the attacks of 09-11-01

Neurologic Associates Limited
Palos Heights, Illinois
For the education from Emergency Medical Technicians/Paramedics to Emergency Room Doctors on the need for rapid response to cerebral infarction.

Newcomerstown Rescue Squad
Newcomerstown, Ohio
Emergency equipment for Emergency Medical Services units.

N (continued)

National Committee To Prevent Child Abuse
Chicago, Illinois
To develop a book on the importance of a father in raising children.

National Institute of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Research in Coronary Ischemia.

National Stroke Association
Englewood, Colorado
Design, publication of stroke information and education through the Clinical Trials Acceleration Program (CTAP) by NSA.

National Stroke Association
Englewood, Colorado
Program for Emergency Medical Services response to stroke.

National Stroke Association
Englewood, Colorado
Printing of the Stroke " The First Hours- Emergency Treatment and Evaluation"

National Stroke Association
Englewood, Colorado
To support NSA's Clinical Trails Acceleration Program (CTAP). This program is to make stroke recognized as an emergency event and condition.

National Stroke Association
Englewood, Colorado
Update of the Stroke/Brain Attack Slide Syllabus.

National Stroke Association
Englewood, Colorado
Stroke research.

O

Oklahoma City Fire Department
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Counseling for the rescue workers as a result of the Oklahoma City bombing.

Ottsville Volunteer Fire Co.
Ottsville, Pennsylvania
Heat Stream FR2 AED with ECG

Out of the Darkness
Chicago, Illinois
Suicide Prevention Walk

Overlake Hospital Foundation
Reigert Chest Pain Center
Bellevue, Washington
Equipment for the Chest Pain Center, two Mortara ELI 100/ST-Segment Monitors, one Dell computer and printer.

P

Parents Anonymous of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
To print and distribute 15,000 copies of the 2nd edition of the Maryland Parents Home Companion.

Paul's Place
Baltimore, Maryland
Emergency medical equipment.

PBA Widows and Children Fund
C/O Patrolmen's Benevolent Association
New York City, New York
To be used as needed for the families of the policemen lost in the attacks on 09-11-02.

Persad Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Design, writing and publication of an AIDS educational program for schools, health departments, hospitals, doctors, social service agencies, hospice workers and others.

Project Life
The Sanctuary
Baltimore, Maryland
To assist in the opening of a medical care clinic for the indigent.

Providence Community Health Foundation
Medford, Oregon
Contribution toward Digital Cardiac Imaging System

Q

Qail Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Victoria, Texas
Portion of cost for a New medical unit (ambulance).

R

Ready At Five
Baltimore, Maryland
Educational booklet for parents, "Bring Parents Into The Picture" moving young children's play away from television violence.

Ripleys Life Squad
Ripley, Ohio
Emergency equipment for Emergency Medical Service units.

S

Saint Agnes Hospital
Chest Pain Emergency Room
Catonsville, Maryland
The establishment of a Chest Pain Emergency Room, the FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. This grant has been a model for an additional 338 new chest pain centers and another 282 pending across the country since this grant was given to Saint Agnes Hospital.

Saint Claire Medical Outreach Program
Mobile Health Van
Wilmington, Delaware
Primary medical care for the uninsured, homeless and the medically needy.

Saint Joseph's Medical Center
Chest Pain Evaluation Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Equipment and supplies to maintain the Chest Pain Evaluation Center.

Save A Life Foundation
Grayslake, Illinois
To support the work of the fire department in the application of a program, Save A Life for Kids.

Scared Heart Foundation
Mission In Motion
Mobile Health Van Unit
Pensacola, Florida
Free primary health care to indigent, uninsured, and the medically needy provided by a mobile health van.

Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department
Shanksville, Pennsylvania
To be used as needed for the firefighters involved in the crash of Flight 93 0n 09-11-01

Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Chest Pain Emergency Room and Early Cardiac Program
Shawnee, Kansas
Equipment needed to support and continue ongoing educational efforts for the treatment of patients with cardiac emergencies.

Shock Trauma Center
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Computer search interface/user support service.

South Central Public Health Services Groups, Inc.
West Plains, Missouri
22 Defibrillators for Rural Fires Departments

Special Kids In Publishing
Bethesda, Maryland
Publications for special children.

St. Agnes Hospital
Chest Pain Emergency Room
Catonsville, Maryland
Printed information on Early Heart Attack Care for distribution to the public.

St. Agnes Hospital
Chest Pain Center
Catonsville, Maryland
Development, design, implementation, of an educational website for EMA - EHAC to have access to chest pain centers nationwide.

St. Clare Outreach Program
St. Francis Hospital
Wilmington, Delaware
A mobile primary health care program for the indigent, uninsured and the medically needy.

T

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Baltimore, Maryland
Establishment of a stroke hot line.

The Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
Equipment for the cardiac care department, Viridia Information System and a Palm Vue Dispatch System.

The Sanctuary
Project Life
Baltimore, Maryland
To establish a family practice center for people without health insurance.

The Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
New equipment for the emergency room, a portable defibrillator and electrocardiograph (EKG) machine.

U

University of Missouri @ Columbia
School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Columbia, Missouri
For the development of an acute stroke care network for rural Missouri.

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Brief educational intervention for stroke, at risk adults.

Union Memorial Hospital
Division of Hand Surgery
Baltimore, Maryland
ATS n200 Tourniquet System.

V

Visiting Nurse's
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Hospice work.

Visiting Nurse's
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Hospice work and home care visiting.

W

West Lincoln County EMS
Hustonville, Kentucky
Equipment upgrade to Advanced Life Support System.

 

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