PA SR98

Designates May 18-24, 2025, as "Emergency Medical Services Week" in Pennsylvania

Recognizes EMS as a vital public service providing 24/7 lifesaving care that improves survival and recovery rates for sudden illness or injury

Acknowledges EMS fills healthcare gaps through out-of-hospital care, preventative medicine, follow-up care, and telemedicine access

Honors the broad EMS workforce including first responders, EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, firefighters, police officers, prehospital and emergency nurses, emergency physicians, and trained public members

Recognizes that both career and volunteer EMS personnel complete thousands of hours of specialized training and continuing education