Katherine Livsey

Katherine “Kat” Livsey’s commitment to service, leadership, and patient care is reflected throughout her career in emergency medical services. Her professional journey has been shaped by diverse experiences, including her service in the U.S. Army as a Horizontal Construction Engineer, emergency medical services, and pediatric transportation. While her military service provided an early foundation in leadership, teamwork, accountability, and decision-making, Kat has carried those skills forward and made patient care the focus of her career.

Throughout her EMS career, Kat has demonstrated exemplary clinical excellence and a steadfast commitment to providing compassionate, safe, and high-quality patient care. She consistently brings sound clinical judgment, professionalism, and composure to challenging situations, with a strong understanding of the trust placed in EMS providers during some of the most difficult moments in a patient’s life.

Kat is also deeply committed to the education and development of other EMS providers. She has demonstrated a particular dedication to training and supporting BLS providers, helping ensure that clinicians entering the field have the knowledge, skills, confidence, and clinical foundation necessary to provide effective patient care. Her investment in education extends beyond simply teaching skills; she strives to foster professionalism, critical thinking, teamwork, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Kat’s combination of clinical excellence, dedication to patient care, commitment to BLS education, leadership, and diverse professional experience reflects the qualities celebrated by Stars of Life. Through both the care she provides to patients and the knowledge she shares with fellow providers, Kat continues to make a meaningful contribution to her colleagues, her profession, and the communities she serves.