January 2, 2021 – Emergency Medical Service

This weekend, our host Dr. Marianne Ritchie will be joined by James E. Gretz, MBA, NRP, CCP-C, a Critical Care Paramedic and Manager at Jefferson Health Transfer Center | JeffSTAT, who trains first responders, manages the JeffSTAT Education center, and transfers critically ill patients by land and by air from emergency sites and between hospitals.

Tune in to learn what you should do and what you shouldn’t do in an emergency situation while you wait for help to arrive!

Your Real Champion: Someone Saved My Life Tonight

Your Real Champion of the week is Michelle Monzo, a Crisis Intervention Education Specialist at Montgomery County Emergency Service (MCES).

Michelle has spent 30 years training first responders how to safely intervene when a person is contemplating suicide and in other dangerous emergencies. She herself is a negotiator and has successfully convinced many troubled people out of a dangerous choice. For 20 years, she volunteered to lead a team of volunteer 1st responders who comfort their colleagues who have been traumatized by the sadness they see regularly.

Each week we highlight the Real Champions in your life! Your family, friends, or colleagues who go the extra mile to help others in their community. Know someone who should be featured? Nominate them now!

Check out all of our past Champions →