Peter Tanghe

Peter is the Chief Medical Director with North Memorial Health Ambulance Services.  His work includes operational support of North Memorial’s Air Care, Community Paramedics, Emergency Dispatch and Ground Ambulance Services. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Systems. His clinical work includes a Level 1 trauma center, Community and Critical Access Hospitals. As an EMS physician he provides in person and telemedicine care with the 911 and Community Paramedic team.  His role allows him to see a broad spectrum of how people experience crisis and how the opioid epidemic affects different communities.

North Memorial Health Ambulance serves eight ambulance regions across Minnesota and western Wisconsin, ranging from urban to remote rural communities. The team includes over 800 EMTs, paramedics, nurses, and support staff who transport, on average, 85,000 customers each year. Licensed to provide every level of care, North Memorial Health Ambulance is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services—the gold standard in the industry. The ambulance service is part of the North Memorial Health system which includes 2 hospitals and a clinic system.   North Memorial Health’s mission is to change healthcare and empower its customers to achieve their best health and to look at healthcare differently.