Pro EMS
David Leisten is an experienced healthcare professional currently serving as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center since September 2016. David provides direct patient care in a Level I Trauma Center and is involved in the stabilization and management of acute medical and trauma patients. Additionally, David is a Nurse for the Trauma Critical Care Teams within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and has held various teaching and instructional roles, including as a Paramedic Instructor with Pro EMS. David has accumulated extensive experience in both critical care transport and emergency services, previously working as a Critical Care Transport Nurse with Boston MedFlight and serving as Emergency Pediatric Care Affiliate Faculty with the National Association of EMTs. Educationally, David holds a Master of Science in Nursing degree from Vanderbilt University and has completed a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from the MGH Institute of Health Professions, alongside degrees in Paramedicine and the humanities.
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Pro EMS
Pro EMS has served the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts since 1969, providing 911 emergency medical services in cooperation with the Cambridge Fire, Police and Emergency Communications Departments. Additionally, we provide emergency medical services to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Pro EMS partners with Emerson Hospital to provide advanced life support (ALS) services to the communities of Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Lincoln, Maynard, Stowe and Weston, collectively known as the Central Middlesex Emergency Response Association (CMERA), operating under the Emerson Paramedics brand. Primary backup services are provided to the towns of Watertown and Belmont. Pro EMS also works with several related entities. Pro EMS Center for Medics, a CoAEMSP accredited paramedic and EMS training center, Prodigy, a CAPCE accredited online learning management system and Pro EMS Solutions, our EMS reimbursement, technology and administrative services division. We’ve been recognized by numerous state and national organizations for our commitment to excellence. Pro EMS was the first ambulance service in Massachusetts to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) and we are current members of the Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration (AIMHI), a national collective of high-performance EMS systems.