Welcome to the Petre Pages. This is the president’s forum and is also way to access some of the information that has been used in working to achieve our goals. If you are a new EMT, Paramedic or Dispatcher at the division let me welcome you. I would also like to invite you to consider joining our local. We are working hard to represent the best interests of our membership. We believe that our members deserve the same pay, benefits and job security as the people we risk our lives next to each day. We have made progress in achieving our goals but need everyone’s input and support. I encourage you to become involved by joining our union. Our collective voice is stronger than the unorganized and all to frequently ignored voices of individuals.

Bob Petre

Channel 7 investigative reporter Tony Kovalesky has produced a 30 minute special on the response to the plane crash in December of last year. Tony has stated that there were no issues with the job that was done by our paramedics. In fact he has said repeatedly that the first responding paramedics and the transport crews did a great job of caring for the planes passengers. The issues of concern are about the systems response to the crash and the management of the Paramedic Division by Denver Health’s senior management. The most important issue raised is Denver Health’s failure to put enough dual Paramedic ambulances on the streets to deliver the level of service that the citizens of Denver expect and deserve. This problem has been voiced by our union, the command staff, our Chief Paramedic and our Medical director. The failure of Denver Health to be able to adequately respond to the crash is also a symptom of a much bigger problem. That problem is the inability of the Denver Health Paramedic Div to attract and retain Paramedics. We have stated that we believe that the best way for the system to be able to do this is for the city to take back operational control of the Paramedic Division. This would put the responsibility for the division’s performance on accountable, elected public officials. Denver health could remain in medical control but decisions about service levels and methods of delivery would be made in the public’s best interest.

• [Hancock letter tying documents together.]
• [8 Minute Study Rebuttal]
• [Why Denver Health’s Reported Trauma Survival Rate Is Not an Accurate Indicator of the Quality of Denver’s EMS system.]
• [Validity of the pre-hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival Rate Comparison Presented by Denver Health on a Map of the USA.]
• [Letter from Mayors office to Bob Petre.]