{"id":10528,"date":"2019-09-25T09:04:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/?p=10528"},"modified":"2019-09-25T09:04:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:04:34","slug":"asm-profiled-in-hartford-courant-for-60th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/asm-profiled-in-hartford-courant-for-60th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"ASM Profiled in Hartford Courant for 60th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Please see below or click here<\/a> for the full article by Hartford Courant Report Jesse Leavenworth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sean Norton, an Ambulance Service of Manchester operations\nsupervisor, talks to visitors during ASM’s 60th anniversary celebration\nTuesday. (Jesse Leavenworth\/The Hartford Courant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a single \u201chearse-style\u201d wagon and a crew of three in 1959,\nAmbulance Service of Manchester has grown to 190 employees and 30 ambulances\nserving the area from East Hartford to Stafford Springs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, police officers and firefighters who work with the mobile medical crews joined other visitors at ASM\u2019s cavernous headquarters on New State Road to celebrate the company\u2019s 60th anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paramedics and emergency medical technicians stood by to describe\nambulance and equipment displays. ASM has updated its fleet with new Mercedes\nvans, replacing box-style ambulances. Four of the new vehicles are longer and\nsturdier, equipped to lift and transport patients who weigh up to 750 pounds.\nASM also recently acquired two \u201cstair chairs,\u201d which allow crews to more easily\ncarry patients up and down stairs. Along with heavier patients, ASM crews also\nhave been dealing with an increase in drug overdoses and mentally ill patients,\nofficials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paramedic Chris Myska demonstrates a medication injection in ASM’s\ntraining room. (Jesse Leavenworth\/The Hartford Courant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ASM and Aetna Ambulance Service are sister companies headed by\npresident and CEO Kim Aroh. Asked about the companies\u2019 biggest challenges\ntoday, Aroh cited operating costs, such as the recent $300,000 expense to equip\nall ambulances with digital radios. The companies strive for modest growth each\nyear, she said, but reimbursement rates from Medicare and Medicaid have been\nflat for a decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides maintaining equipment and keeping up with changes in\nlife-saving technology, another priority, Aroh said, is to encourage workers\u2019\nparticipation in fun events such as a polar plunge fundraiser _ which benefits\nthe community and the employees. Ambulance crews, she noted, regularly have to\nhandle traumatic scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey see so many tough things,\u201d Aroh said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visitors and ASM employees at the celebration inside the company’s\nheadquarters on New State Road. (Jesse Leavenworth\/The Hartford Courant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ASM started as Manchester Ambulance with three men _ J. Stewart\nJohnston, Thomas Carpenter and Roger Talbot Sr. _ who were based at a local\nauto dealership, according to its website _ www.ambulanceservicemanchester.com<\/a><\/strong>. The\noutfit moved to a three-bay garage at 134 Center St. in 1969 and its territory\nexpanded to include East Hartford and Bolton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, company spokesman Patrick Gleason said, ASM and Aetna serve\nabout 1.2 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesse Leavenworth can be reached at jleavenworth@courant.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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