Medical Direction

All of our Medics are under the medical supervision of our Medical Director, Kevin Rittger, MD. Dr. Rittger is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and is an active staff physician at multiple hospitals including Brazosport Regional Medical Center, University of Texas Medical Branch, St. Joseph Medical Center and Baptist Memorial Hospital Orange.

After completing medical school in Milwaukee at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Dr. Rittger completed the Emergency Medicine Residency program at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.

In the mid 90's, Dr. Rittger implemented an internet-based, 'first-of-its-kind' Emergency Medical Services continuing education program. His program set an early standard for comprehensive content and ease of use. He sold the company in early 2000.

Around the same time, Dr. Rittger also began providing EMTs and Paramedics with Secorp and Entech as their remote medical director. He continues to work with them, along with other commercial services and the Galveston County and Houston area EMS.

Dr. Rittger is licensed in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, Texas, Washington State, and Wyoming.