{"id":226531,"date":"2025-03-06T09:45:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=226531"},"modified":"2025-03-06T09:45:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:45:28","slug":"peter-canning-recognized-for-ems-role-in-stroke-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/03\/peter-canning-recognized-for-ems-role-in-stroke-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Canning Recognized for EMS Role in Stroke Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UConn John Dempsey Hospital\u2019s emergency medical services coordinator, Peter Canning, is this year\u2019s recipient of the Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n

His nominators credit Canning, a paramedic and nurse who\u2019s been UConn Health\u2019s EMS coordinator since 2008, for his instrumental role in stroke care.<\/p>\n

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Peter Canning is UConn Health’s emergency medical services coordinator. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cHe works tirelessly to review any cases sent over for process improvement and communicates with the EMS professionals. He also keeps his ear to the ground to make sure UConn Health is at the forefront of new protocols for patients with stroke,\u201d his nominators write. \u201cHis work helps improve the care our ED and stroke program provide. Overall, Peter is an amazing resource for our ED and stroke program.\u201d<\/p>\n

UConn Health\u2019s then Division of Neurosurgery established the award in Simon<\/a>\u2019s name in 2020, and since has presented it annually to clinicians, staff, or students \u201cwho exemplify excellence in any area of the neurosciences at UConn Health.\u201d Simon is the hospital\u2019s chief of medical staff and professor of surgery in what is now the Department of Neurosurgery<\/a>, and has been a member of the UConn School of Medicine faculty for four decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a true honor to recognize such a powerhouse as the recipient of the Richard Simon Award,\u201d Simon says. \u201cReading his bio is a humbling experience \u2014 Peter is a true Renaissance man, seamlessly blending the roles of athlete, published author, and political advisor. But above all, he is a paramedic \u2014 our paramedic. As the EMS coordinator at UConn Health, he has played a pivotal role in shaping EMS operations across our region, leaving a lasting impact on the field and the many lives he has touched.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though he is the first solo recipient of the Simon Award, Canning sees it not only as an honor for him, but also as an acknowledgement of the emergency medical services component of stroke care.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was honored to get this award and accept it on behalf of our EMS providers,\u201d Canning says. \u201cCare at our hospital begins not when the patient arrives through our doors, but when our EMS partners arrive at the patient\u2019s side in their homes, places of work and our community. When every minute counts, their rapid stroke recognition and early notification to our ED through stroke alerts, enables us to provide timely interventions like tPA and thrombectomy that make a critical difference in quality-of-life outcomes. I am proud to be a part of our outstanding stroke program and to be able to work with such wonderful caring practitioners as we strive to improve stroke education and treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From left: Dr. Hilary Oniyuke, Dr. Richard Simon, and Dr. Ketan Bulsara (photo provided by Ketan Bulsara).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Hilary Onyiuke<\/a>, professor of neurosurgery, founder and co-director of UConn Health\u2019s Comprehensive Spine Program, and vice chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, chairs the award\u2019s selection committee, which includes leadership from the Department of Neurosurgery, the Department of Neurology, and the neuroradiology section of the Department of Radiology.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is truly a great honor to celebrate Dr. Simon\u2019s countless contributions to UConn Health through this prestigious award,\u201d says Dr. Ketan Bulsara<\/a>, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. \u201cHis singular dedication to UConn Health and its missions over all these years has truly been inspirational. I thank the members of the selection committee, who truly had a formidable task to sort through the outstanding nominations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more about stroke care at UConn Health.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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