ROCKFORD — For those who may be interested in serving as an EMT or Paramedic, SwedishAmerican’s EMS Program is excited to announce it is hosting an EMT and Paramedic class starting in August.
The EMT-Basic class will be offered at the SwedishAmerican EMS Office located at 4120 Charles Street, Rockford beginning Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. The class will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 – 10 p.m. and will end on Dec. 14.
The EMT-Basic class will prepare students to become first responders in emergency situations. Coursework covers topics such as assessment and treatment of injuries and use of medical equipment. For more information about this class please send an e-mail to ems@swedishamerican.org or call 779-696-6082.

The Paramedic class will be offered at the SwedishAmerican EMS Office located at 4120 Charles Street, Rockford beginning Thursday, Sept. 7. The class will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will end on Aug. 21, 2018.
The prerequisites for the Paramedic class include: a current EMT-Basic license; high school diploma or GED; current healthcare (BLS) CPR card, and; the student must be 18 years old. Application deadline for the Paramedic course is July 21.
For more information or for an application, please contact SwedishAmerican’s EMS office at ems@swedishamerican.org or by calling (779) 696-6082.
About SwedishAmerican
A division of UW Health, SwedishAmerican is dedicated to providing excellence in healthcare and compassionate care to the community. The organization serves residents of 12 counties in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin through a dedicated and caring staff, a major acute care hospital and a free-standing outpatient cancer center in Rockford, a medical center in Belvidere, a network of 30 primary care and multi-specialty clinics and the region’s largest home healthcare agency. Additionally, SwedishAmerican has achieved Magnet® recognition as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care.