News & Events 2011
Toy Drive: Connecticut State Police, Aetna and ASM Team Up Again
The Connecticut State Police 15th Annual ‘Stuff A Cruiser’ Toy Drive The Connecticut State Police: Troop H (Hartford), ASM and Aetna Ambulance have once again shown their generosity to patients at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center with the 15th annual “Stuff A...
Meet the Newest Members of the ASM Team
MANCHESTER — On December 16, 2011 six EMTs were added to the ASM team. As part of our continued growth Aetna and ASM seek out only the best candidates. We look for employees who are focused on high-quality patient care, are team oriented and conduct themselves in a...
Kudos from the Cath Lab: Volume 2
Email from Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center: “Greg D. [ASM Paramedic #438] and the crews did a great job with this STEMI patient yesterday. Patient did very well and is fortunate to have been transported to a STEMI center. Nice work for the crew working with...
ASM Responds: Students Hospitalized After Crash With Police Cruiser
By JESSE LEAVENWORTH, jleavenworth@courant.com The Hartford Courant — Four Manchester High School students were slightly injured when a police cruiser collided with their car Tuesday, officials said. The driver of the Oldsmobile sedan may have been pulling out of a...
Aetna Ambulance a Vital Link in Making Organ Donation Possible
The following is an excerpt of an email message from LifeChoice: “This patient’s family was very uplifted that he was able to be a donor and found great comfort knowing that he was able to continue to help others in death as he had in life. This could not have been...
Operation Walk, Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute Team Up with Aetna Ambulance
HARTFORD — On Monday, December 6th, as part of Operation Walk USA, several patients from the Hartford area will receive free orthopedic services from Saint Francis Hospital’s Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute. Frequently these patients are indigent and...
Kudos from the Cath Lab: Volume 1
(Content that follows is excerpted from an email from the Hartford Hospital cardiac team…) STRONG team work. Kudos continue – to the Cath Lab/ED/EMS team. This patient was brought by ASM who transmitted ECG and activated the team pre-hospitaly (STEMI). The patient was...
ASM Earns Praise from ECHN for Winter Storm Alfred Support
To show appreciation for the coordinated response to Winter Storm Alfred, Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) placed this ad in the Hartford Courant, Journal Inquirer and The Reminder News. ASM and Aetna provided significant discharge, inter-facility, specialty...
Emergency of Hunger Food Drive Yields Fantastic Results
News Release MANCHESTER – When the dust settled on the friendly but competitive “Emergency of Hunger Food Drive,” Team Manchester won in the food count, Team Vernon won in cash, checks and gift cards and Team South Windsor won in turkeys. In total, the three teams...
“Advancing Medicine” Incorporates Aetna’s Response to Stroke Care
An episode of Advancing Medicine on WFSB that aired in September 2011 included shots of Aetna Ambulance Service as part of the continuum of stroke care. See the WFSB episode on their site here…