Metro Medical Directors Committee is a group of EMS Medical Directors that meet to faciliate conversation pre-hospital treatments. The main goal of this group is to develop standard protocols that can be used by services as a template for protocol development. The committee meets the third Wednesday of even number months at various locations.
If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact the Medical Directors Committee @ meddirectors@ciemsd.org
Committee Members:
Dan Keough, Mercy Hospital (Committee Chair)
Dan Gubbins, Polk City Fire Department
Brian Helland, Clive Fire Department
Dr. Chad Torstensen, Medical Director – Des Moines Fire Department, West Des Moines EMS
Dr. Cory Vaudt, Medical Director – Life Flight
Dr. Holly Healey, Medical Director – Urbandale Fire Department
Dr. Alan Heberer, Medical Director – Ankeny Fire Department, Polk City Fire Department, Elkhart Fire Department
Dr. Miles Kawamura, Medical Director – Altoona Fire Department, Bondurant Fire Department, Mitchellville Fire Department, 132nd FW Fire Department, Indianola Fire Department, Martensdale Fire Rescue
Dr. James Poole, Medical Director - Clive Fire Department, Windsor Heights Fire Department, Pleasantville Fire Department