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 Wayne W. Ruppert, CVT, CCCC, NREMT-P Regional Cardiovascular Coordinator, Bayfront
Hospitals: (July 2012 - Present) Mr. Ruppert coordinates
the Heart Failure, Chest Pain Center and Therapeutic Hypothermia programs at Bayfront Health Seven Rivers (Crystal River,
FL), Bayfront Health Brooksville (Brooksville, FL) and Bayfront Health Spring Hill (Spring Hill, FL). To date, Wayne has coordinated five successful
American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Accreditation projects for the Bayfront Hospital System: - Accredited Heart Failure Program (Bayfront
Seven Rivers) - Chest Pain Center with PCI (cycle 6), December 2018 (Bayfront Seven Rivers) - Accrediated Chest Pain Center with PCI and
Resuscitation (cycle 5), May, 2017 (Bayfront Dade City) - Atrial Fibrillation Accreditation, September, 2014 (Bayfront
Dade City) - Accredited Chest Pain Center (cycle 4), November, 2013 (Bayfront Dade City) Wayne is currently developing a Cardiovascular
Quality Improvement Database that captures the data fields required for Action Registry and the ACC's Accreditation Compliance
Database (ACD) but adds the capability for local hospitals to generate Individual Team Member Performance Feedback,
a feature that current national cardiac QI databases do not offer. The capability to provide ED nurses and physicians,
laboratory technicians, Cardiac Cath Lab nurses and technologists with individualized objective performance
feedback is an integral component for improving systemic hospital-wide performance. Wayne is a frequent conference speaker, and
has lectured on ECG Interpretation, Quality Improvement and Law Enforcement SWAT Team EMS since 1989. He presented
at EMS Today, National Association of Search And Rescue (NASAR), Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) and the American
College of Cardiology National Conferences. Specific to cardiology, Wayne presented at
the American College of Cardiology's "Annual Congress" National Conferences in 2016 (Miami, FL) and 2017 (Las Vegas,
Nevada). At ACC's 2017 "Annual Congress" he presented a three-part series workshop specific to "ECG
Interpretation in Observation Medicine" which focused on the latest evidence-based guidelines for "continuous ECG
monitoring practices for patients with suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Principal Investigator: Validation Study of Simple Acute Coronary Syndrome (SACS) Score Head to Head Comparison of SACS Score vs. HEART Score vs. TIMI Score for the Capability of Predicting the Presence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Bayfront Health St. Petersburg and Bayfront Health Dade City
National Institutes of Health Study ID: NCT02358148 AHA Circulation: SACS Abstract Author, "STEMI Assistant," 42 page interactive crash cart reference Previously Wayne served as the primary 12 Lead ECG instructor
for St. Joseph's Hospitals in Florida (1997-2013), and York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania (1998-present). Since
1995, he has taught 12 Lead ECG Interpretation to hundreds of critical care nurses, respiratory therapists and paramedics.
He is the author of: "STEMI Assistant," (2015) a 42 page interactive STEMI reference manual and "12
Lead ECG Interpretation in Acute Coronary Syndrome with Case Studies from the Cardiac Catheterization Lab" TriGen
Publishing, / Ingram Book Compay, 2010. During Mr. Ruppert's tenure at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, FL (1996-2013), he served as an Interventional Cardiovascular and
Electrophysiology Technologist and logged over 13,000 cardiac catheterizations and electrophysiology (EP) studies.
Mr. Ruppert operated the EP Med Systems' automated mapping software use to obtain and interpret the Electrogram,
the "internal ECG" obtained during EP Studies. Prior to his Cardiac Cath Lab career, Wayne served as a hosptial-based paramedic for York Hospital Medic 97
(1980-81), Firefighter Paramedic for Hershey, PA Fire Department (1982), Hosptial-based EMS service paramedic at Stouthern
Chester County Medic 91 (1983), St Joseph's Hospital Medic One (Lancaster, PA, 1984-85) and Lancaster General Hospital Medic
6 (1986-87). In September 1987 he accepted
a position with Medic One Ambulance Service in Largo, FLorida. He served as Field Training Officer, Field Training Coordinator,
Director of Education and National Director of Quality Improvement. In the latter role, he developed, implemented and
coordinated a comprehensive Total Quality Management program for LifeFleet's 14 EMS operations nationwide. LifeFleet
was the corporate owner of Medic One, and now is part of AMR. Between 1988 and 1994, he developed, implemented and managed the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
SWAT Paramedic Team. In the role of SWAT Paramedic Coordinator he responded to approximately 80 SWAT callouts
during his six years of service. In 1990, he traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma where he developed, impelemented the Tulsa
(OK) Police Department's SWAT Paramedic program in conjunction with Tulsa Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA). He studied 12 Lead ECG Interpretation under the late Dr. Henry J.L. Marriott in 1982 and 1994.
Wayne's hobbies and interest include: physical fitness, photography and writing. He has served as a reserve Deputy Sheriff for the Pasco County (FL) Sheriff's Office since 2007. |