(L to R): Hartford Hospital’s Greg Berryman and Sean Piscopiello
HARTFORD – As of April 5, 2013, Aetna’s Sean Piscopiello has been cleared by Hartford Hospital medical control for independent dispatch as a paramedic to the towns that Aetna serves.
The full precepting phase can take ten to 12 weeks or more as the paramedic is prepped for the realities of the field. As with all precepting phases at Aetna, Sean’s final approval came from Hartford Hospital via Greg Berryman after shadowing Sean and his preceptor in the field as they responded to emergency calls.
Sean is 27 years old and spent four years in the Army as a cavalry scout with two deployments to Iraq. He became an EMT in 2008 and has worked full time since then. He is a graduate of Hartford Hospital’s Paramedic Program.
On behalf of the Aetna Family, we would like to wish Sean the best of luck and say we are very proud to have such skilled professionals on staff. Continue reading
HARTFORD — On April 5, 2013 Aetna Ambulance Service promoted Ashley Harkins from within its Paramedic ranks to the post of Field Training Officer: FTOs are utilized primarily to train newly hired employees in the performance of their duties in the provision of emergency care. 
Hartford Fire Department
HARTFORD — Aetna’s Steve Matters will be going “under the shears” to raise money or children’s cancer research as part of a St. Baldrick’s fundraiser.
MANCHESTER – As of March 8, 2013, ASM’s Ryan McConville has been cleared by Eastern Connecticut Health Network medical control for independent dispatch as a paramedic to the towns that ASM serves.
MANCHESTER and HARTFORD — Aetna Ambulance and ASM send Patient and Customer Satisfaction Surveys to a random sampling of patients who have received emergency or STAT inter-facility services from our companies.
In a letter dated February 20, 2013, a patient’s daughter wrote the following:
Dear Mike and Mike (Supervisors Sparks and Panciera):
ASM’s Justin Rosen Pursues Government Relations Career in Washington, D.C.
ASM working evenings and weekends. My work with ASM was instrumental in honing my ability to help constituents and shape policy at the State Capitol. I had the unique ability to see socio-economic programs directly implemented in the greater Manchester area. From there I was able to provide prospective and advice on what worked and what didn’t.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): EMS-to-balloon time: 61 minutes.
