News
A CPR-themed Birthday Party Honors Firefighters
At CHS, we provide Community Outreach in a variety of ways. Recently, CHS was honored to teach CPR at a local birthday party for a heart-attack survivor. You can see the article on the Channel 13 WHAM website here.
How EMS Works in Monroe County
Each EMS system varies from area to area, usually within a given county. In Monroe County, each ambulance agency is independently operated and patient care is overseen by a medical director, an M.D. who monitors the...
Dispatch & Communications
When you call 911, you are routed to the Monroe County 911 Center, otherwise known as the Emergency Communications Department. The ECD is the point of central reception and response to 911 dialed calls, dispatch of...
CHS Loan Closet
Our equipment loan program provides free crutches, walkers, canes and wheelchairs to residents of Henrietta, Chili, Scottsville, Wheatland and Caledonia at no charge. Important Notes To borrow one of these items,...
The 911 System
When you call 911, you are routed to the Monroe County 911 Center in downtown Rochester. A telecommunicator will ask a number of questions of the caller in an attempt to determine if the need is fire, police or EMS...
Cardiac Arrest
The phrase “cardiac arrest” occurs when the heart stops functioning due to a loss of heartbeat or rhythm which prevents blood flow to the body. When a person goes into cardiac arrest, they immediately become...
Stroke
Stroke is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. It is the No. 3 cause of death in the United States, behind diseases of the heart and cancer. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs after enough inhalation of carbon monoxide (CO). It is a toxic gas but is colorless, odorless, tasteless and generally non-irritating. It is extremely hard to detect. Carbon monoxide is...
Preventing Injury
Our agency responds daily to numerous incidents where patients have fallen or otherwise injured themselves. Often times, these calls for help are for elderly patients and may have been preventable. With a rising senior...
Caring for Seniors
We offer a guide, “The Senior Good Health Journal”, which is available free at our headquarters. Please feel free to stop in anytime and pick up a free copy. PREVENTING INJURY We respond daily to numerous...
Myths
“If someone is in cardiac arrest, they are having a heart attack.” The term ‘cardiac arrest’ is not synonymous with ‘heart attack’. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is reduced or stopped due to a...
Distracted Driving
With traumatic injuries topping the list of types of calls we respond to, it is important that we learn about things we can do to prevent injury before it strikes. STATS Distracted driving (cell phone use, texting,...
Blood Pressure
CHS Healthcare offers blood pressure screenings every day. Please feel free to visit us anytime to have your blood pressure checked. Hypertension, or high blood pressure (HBP), is a disease. It often has no symptoms...
Move Over
CHS Healthcare responds “non-emergency” to many calls (without lights & sirens). However, calls that are more serious require us to respond with our emergency lights and siren on. If you are a driver on the road...
Your Heart
The heart provides such vital function for us, but can often run into complications due to a number of factors including high blood pressure, smoking, congenital disease (from birth), high cholesterol and other...