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Highland Park EMS System Illinois Region X

Learn. Train. Save.

Who we are

Serving northern Cook and Lake Counties, the Highland Park EMS System operates in Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Region X (10). The System provides medical oversight to 7 local EMS agencies, represented by over 450 individual providers.

The department itself is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, paramedics, and administrative personnel; and administers specialty and continuing education programs to healthcare providers and communities across Northern Illinois.

Education & Training Programs

Paramedic Education Program

CoAEMSP & CAAHEP accredited paramedic training, with college credit through CLC.

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ECRN Program

Emergency Communications RN

Telemetry and medical-control training for registered nurses.

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Continuing Education

Ongoing CE that keeps system providers current and licensed.

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Partner Agencies

Highland Park Fire Department
Glencoe Public Safety
Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District
Northbrook Fire Department
Gurnee Fire Department
Six Flags Great America
Regional Emergency Dispatch (RED) Center
Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy (NIPSTA)Independent training facility; not a system-affiliated agency.

IDPH Region X RHCC

Highland Park Hospital is the designated Regional Hospital Coordinating Center (RHCC) for Illinois Region X. The Highland Park EMS System, regional Disaster Healthcare Coalition and regional Emergency Preparedness units, facilitate coordinating the medical response to disaster and emergency activations — linking hospitals and EMS resources across the region.

Disaster Medical CoordinationHospital command for emergency/disaster activations across Region X. Coordinates regional medical response under IDPH ESF-8 plan.

Hospital & EMS CommunicationPrimary point of contact linking regional hospitals and EMS resources.

Map of the Illinois EMS Regions; Region 10 (X), which includes Lake County, is highlighted in the northeast. — Illinois EMS Regions. Source: IDPH Office of Preparedness and Response (2016).

Regional Hospitals

Regional Hospital Coordinating Center

Endeavor Highland Park Hospital

Resource Hospitals

Advocate Condell Medical Center
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
Ascension Saint Francis Hospital
Vista Medical Center East

Associate Hospitals

Endeavor Evanston Hospital
Endeavor Glenbrook Hospital
Endeavor Skokie Hospital