By Jay Koester
El Paso Times
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department has named Kenneth Berumen as medical director for the department’s Emergency Medical Services System.
Berumen is a native El Pasoan who earned his bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Texas at El Paso.
He received his doctorate in medicine in 1998 from the UT Southwestern Medical Center, School of Medicine in Dallas.
Berumen replaces James Randy Loflin in overseeing emergency medical care provided by first responders, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics of the fire and police departments.
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