Emergency Health Services Federation - (717) 774-7911

EHSF is the regional EMS council for Southcentral Pennsylvania advocating for Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York.

We are the Regional EMS Council for the eight counties of Southcentral Pennsylvania. Our mission is to develop, maintain, and improve the EMS system for Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York Counties. Although we have been a designated Regional EMS Council since the inception of the initial EMS Act, we were an EMS-centric organization for over 30 years.

You might know us as the folks you call with questions about your continuing education credits or the next step in the EMSOF process. We are the individuals who come to your station to inspect your organization as part of PA EMS Licensure. We are also the faces you see when you are taking your practical examination.

But did you know that we were the group who lead the way with the Statewide Recruitment Initiative, or the BLS CPAP program? Or the work that we do to improve our region's preparedness and that we've coordinated two deployments of resources from our region for Katrina, then Gustav. Our region is made up of some new faces, and some very seasoned personnel. Our office is no different. We have some individuals you've dealt with for decades and we have great new staff also.

We don't talk much about our organization, as we have created a culture of putting you first. Our region has been impacted by several line of duty deaths, the Nickel Mines School shooting, and TMI. However, it never ceases to amaze everyone that the providers and our staff working together seem to always handle the events professionally with an overflow of compassion. We stick together when it matters. As we live in this area, we have a personal stake in meeting our mission statement.

“We are commitment driven to enhance quality EMS in Southcentral PA.”

As we purposely try to function as a lean organization with less than 10 fulltime staff, we rely heavily on the dozens of volunteers serving on our many committees. And we are always looking for more volunteers. We are not content staying the course. We want to be known as the best EMS System in the country.

The current Emergency Health Services Federation staff and assigned responsibilities are:

C. Steven Lyle, Executive Director
slyle@ehsf.org
Corporate and EMS administration, contract management; fiscal management; program audit and status reporting; personnel recruiting, training and supervision. Steve works in concert with the Board of Directors and the Advisory Council to serve the EMS organizations of our eight- county region, and he provides system vision and leadership.

Catherine M. Spangler, Director of Administrative Services
cspang@ehsf.org
Corporate fund management; accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll; banking, insurance and employee benefit program administration; produce payment requests and cost reports for the Department of Health and financial reports for Board of Directors; EMSOF distribution; product inventory sales management, building maintenance and general purchasing. Completes meeting reports and notices for the Advisory Council and Board of Directors.

Ernest S. Powell, Director of System Operations
epowell@ehsf.org
Responsible for system operations and providing oversight of ambulance licensure, EMD, medical command process, preparedness and investigations. Ernie is also responsible for the management of education, certification and evaluation processes, as well as providing technical assistance to stakeholders through our advisory committees.

Megan A. Hollinger, Project Manager
meganh@ehsf.org
Develops and manages projects from conception to completion for the purpose of advancing the EMS system. Megan is responsible for activities related to mobile integrated healthcare initiatives and community paramedicine. She is also responsible for public information initiatives, and facilitates external communications, such as list-serve, newsletters, and The Dispatch.

Michael Guerra, Resource Coordinator
mguerra@ehsf.org
Responsible for EMS agency licensure, Voluntary Rescue Service Certification, and current comprehensive resource inventory. Mike assists with identification of resource gaps within the region, special event planning, facilitates equipment distribution initiatives, and regional preparedness activities.

Ann Marie Christie, Program Coordinator
amchristie@ehsf.org
Processes continuing education rosters, certification materials. Ann Marie assists continuing education sponsors as needed. She also updates the Department of Health’s EMS registry of EMS providers, reinstatements, and continuing education by endorsement, and she also assists with the con-ed approval process.

Celia Fraticelli, System Coordinator
celia@ehsf.org
Responsible for QA/QI activities with a focus on the clinical capabilities and needs. Celia assists with investigations, develops clinical research, and assists with establishing pilot programs to advance clinical care.

Matthew Sterndale, System Coordinator
msterndale@ehsf.org
Coordinates the evaluation of the Regional EMS System. Matthew is responsible for identifying EMS capabilities and areas in need of improvement. He also assists with special events planning, preparedness activities, and provider outreach programs


Michael J. Reihart, DO
Regional Medical Director
Assists with the advancement of the EMS System by providing clinical oversight. Dr. Reihart also serves as the Chair for the Regional Medical Advisory Committee.

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