{"id":5609,"date":"2014-05-22T13:09:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T13:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/?p=5609"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:09:30","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T13:09:30","slug":"cleared-for-independent-dispatch-aetnas-halston-mendes-completes-precepting-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/cleared-for-independent-dispatch-aetnas-halston-mendes-completes-precepting-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleared for Independent Dispatch: Aetna\u2019s Halston Mendes Completes Precepting Phase"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5610\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5610\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5610 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Halston-Mendes-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Halston Mendes\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Halston-Mendes-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Halston-Mendes-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Halston-Mendes-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Halston-Mendes.jpg 1959w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L to R): Halston Mendes, Matthew Campbell.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: rgb(55, 55, 55); text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">HARTFORD \u2013 As of May 15, 2014 Aetna\u2019s Halston Mendes\u00a0has been cleared by Hartford Hospital medical control for independent dispatch as a paramedic to the towns that Aetna serves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: rgb(55, 55, 55); text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Halston&#8217;s\u00a0preceptor was Matthew Campbell. The full precepting phase can take ten to 12 weeks or more as the paramedic is prepped for the realities of the field.\u00a0As with all precepting phases at Aetna, Halston&#8217;s\u00a0final approval came from Hartford Hospital after shadowing Halston\u00a0and his preceptor in the field as they responded to emergency calls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: rgb(55, 55, 55); text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Halston\u00a0graduated from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccc.commnet.edu\/cpHealthEMT-Paramed.htm\">Capital Community College Paramedic Program<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: rgb(55, 55, 55); text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On behalf of the Aetna Family, we would like to wish Halston\u00a0the best of luck and say we are very proud to have such skilled professionals on staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HARTFORD \u2013 As of May 15, 2014 Aetna\u2019s Halston Mendes\u00a0has been cleared by Hartford Hospital medical control for independent dispatch as a paramedic to the towns that Aetna serves. Halston&#8217;s\u00a0preceptor was Matthew Campbell. 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