{"id":26668,"date":"2015-01-25T09:53:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T14:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/?p=26668"},"modified":"2015-01-25T10:01:16","modified_gmt":"2015-01-25T15:01:16","slug":"brigantine-hires-medical-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/brigantine-hires-medical-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigantine Hires Medical Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_26669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26669\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26669 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/13896815-large-1-300x223.jpeg\" alt=\"Brigantine Fire Department\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/13896815-large-1-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/13896815-large-1-20x15.jpeg 20w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/13896815-large-1.jpeg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Ken Lavelle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shorenewstoday.com\/snt\/news\/index.php\/brigantine\/news\/61382-brigantine-fire-department-appoints-new-medical-director.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Beachcomber<\/a> newspaper, Brigantine Fire Chief \/ Real Estate agent; Alan Weidner, recently announced the appointment of Dr. Ken Lavelle as Medical Director for the Brigantine Fire and EMS Department.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement came as a surprise to many on the island: the Medical Director position was never publicly discussed by council or city management. Details on Dr. Lavelle\u2019s compensation package should be forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lavelle is well known for his work with\u00a0Narcan, which counteracts the effects of heroin and other opioids. This gives first responders valuable time to get overdose victims potentially life-saving care. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2013\/12\/police_get_new_life-saving_tool_in_battle_against_nj_heroin_epidemic.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read More at NJ.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ALSO: The three part-time fire-fighter positions currently in academy training could become full-time positions sometime later in 2015 if Mayor Guenther can push that through. Democrat council; McClay, Delucry & Piccardi may join hands with their Republican colleagues and could be OK with those additional full-time hires.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shorenewstoday.com\/snt\/news\/index.php\/brigantine\/news\/61382-brigantine-fire-department-appoints-new-medical-director.html\" target=\"_blank\">Beachcomber News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Beachcomber newspaper, Brigantine Fire Chief \/ Real Estate agent; Alan Weidner, recently announced the appointment of Dr. Ken Lavelle as Medical Director for the Brigantine Fire and EMS Department. 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