CHS Healthcare member Karen Clark was recently awarded the “Advanced Life Service Provider of the Year Award” by the Monroe/Livingston Counties Regional Emergency Medical (MLREMS) Council. This awarded is bestowed to an emergency medical services (EMS) provider that exhibits outstanding support achievements in the EMS field.

Karen Clark has been with the CHS Healthcare for over 22 years and has demonstrated outstanding leadership. She leads by example and provides the highest quality of care to all she encounters. Karen was also recognized for being an excellent training resource to other emergency service providers in Monroe County.

This past year, she has been instrumental in two cardiac arrest saves, where both patients were able to walk out of the hospital and return to their families. In 1998 she was awarded the Strong Health “Award of Excellence in Pre-Hospital Care”, voted on by the emergency department staff.