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To Recognize Dr. David P. Keseg, in Honor of his 32 years of Distinguished Service with the Columbus Division of Fire
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WHEREAS, Dr. David P. Keseg has been proudly serving the City of Columbus as Medical Director for the Columbus Division of Fire since 1987; and
WHEREAS, Leading by example, Dr. Keseg’s compassion and care for his patients has created a culture of patient advocacy within the Columbus Division of Fire. Under his leadership, our EMS care providers not only effectively treat patient’s ailments and transport them to the hospital, but they supply compassion on what can be the most stressful and difficult day of someone’s life.; and
WHEREAS, Through his service on the editorial board for the Journal of EMS, his faculty membership to the US Metropolitan Medical Directors Consortium (“The Eagles”), and his local and national leadership positions with organizations such as the National Association of EMS Physicians and the American College of Emergency Physicians, Dr. Keseg has been on the forefront of EMS research nationally; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Keseg has continued the Columbus Division of Fire’s tradition of excellent prehospital care that began with the Heartmobile through numerous initiatives that have significantly impacted our community’s response to public health crises, including Heartsaver CPR, First Aid, AED, Stop the Bleed, and Naloxone training classes; the HeartSafe Columbus Taskforce; and the deployment of the Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit; and
WHEREAS, During his tenure as Medical Director, Dr. Keseg has partnered with Ohio Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and Mount Carmel Health systems to ensure patients receive consistent and integrated care at every step of the healing process; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Keseg’s philosophy, bring the care to the patient, not the patient to the care, has inspired all of Columbus’s first responders to think of the patients wellbeing holistically; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby express its appreciation for the outstanding contributions that have been made by Dr. David P. Keseg during his 32 years of public service to the City of Columbus, and this Council congratulates him on his retirement.