{"id":1507,"date":"2012-07-27T15:59:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T15:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asm-aetna.com\/blog\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2012-08-09T10:07:29","modified_gmt":"2012-08-09T10:07:29","slug":"meet-the-team-asms-vinnie-maston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/meet-the-team-asms-vinnie-maston\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team: ASM’s Vinnie Maston"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ASM’s Vinnie Maston<\/p><\/div>\n

At the age of 28-years-old this is my tenth year in the pre-hospital emergency medical system.\u00a0 I got my start at Thomaston Volunteer Ambulance Corps (TVAC)<\/a> at the age of 18.\u00a0\u00a0 Five months after joining TVAC I completed an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course and proudly acquired my EMT certification.\u00a0 Over the next two years as a member of TVAC I gained my EMT-Intermediate level through more education and became an advisor of TVAC\u2019s Explorer post.<\/p>\n

In August, 2003 I was employed by an EMS Management and Staffing Service.\u00a0 My role included staffing Volunteer Ambulance companies throughout the state of Connecticut.\u00a0 By staffing twelve different volunteer ambulance associations and receiving medical control through seven hospitals my knowledge and adaptability was expanded upon. To further my education I enrolled in the 2005-2006 Hartford Hospital Paramedic Program<\/a>. Shortly after entry into the program I was promoted to Regional Manager at the management service.\u00a0 Daily responsibilities included hiring, scheduling, and discipline. I also acted as liaison between Volunteer Ambulance Management and owners the management service.<\/p>\n

May of 2006, I graduating paramedic school and obtained my national and state license. After graduation I accepted a paramedic position at the Ambulance Services of Manchester (ASM).\u00a0 Six years later, I have had tremendous growth alongside ASM.\u00a0 My employment at ASM has offered me the opportunity to put my skills to work on a wide variety of calls.\u00a0 They include (but are not limited to): Paramedic intercepts, emergency transports, non-emergent transports, critical-care transports, and the opportunity to work alongside Connecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center\u2019s<\/a> Transport Team.<\/p>\n

Two years ago I was promoted to the role of Supervisor.\u00a0 This promotion has given me the opportunity to work closely with all areas of the company and granted me the ability to perform community outreach.\u00a0 On a regulator basis I have the opportunity to conduct lectures for high school students from many different schools and towns about the different aspects of and potential career opportunities in EMS.\u00a0 Thanks to the support of both management and my colleagues here at ASM, I have been able to accomplish many of my professional goals.<\/p>\n

I currently reside in the Bishop\u2019s Corner neighborhood of West Hartford.\u00a0 I am also a full-time student with a chosen major in bio-molecular science. My hobbies include running, swimming, and cycling.\u00a0 This year I will be running both the Burlington, VT and Hartford, CT Marathons.\u00a0 Eventually I\u2019m hoping to compete at the 2013 Lack Placid Ironman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the age of 28-years-old this is my tenth year in the pre-hospital emergency medical system.\u00a0 I got my start at Thomaston Volunteer Ambulance Corps (TVAC) at the age of 18.\u00a0\u00a0 Five months after joining TVAC I completed an Emergency … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,57,6],"tags":[327,204,179],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1507"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2796,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507\/revisions\/2796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}