About Vitalogy

Born and raised in Montana, Brodie Verworn has called the Flathead Valley home for the past 21 years. His distinguished career in Emergency Medical Services is grounded in a lifelong dedication to supporting his community during times of crisis. Having spent decades on the frontlines, as an EMS provider and professional firefighter, Brodie’s hands-on experience gives him unique insight into patient care and operational leadership, empowering him to drive meaningful improvements wherever he serves.

Brodie is the Chief Executive Officer of Vitalogy EMS LLC, bringing over 27 years of extensive experience in emergency medical services. As a seasoned paramedic, Brodie has dedicated his career to delivering exceptional patient care in high-pressure environments, earning the respect and trust of colleagues and communities alike.

Throughout his career, Brodie has not only responded to countless emergencies on the frontlines but has also shaped the future of EMS through his commitment to education. As an educator, he has mentored and trained the next generation of EMS professionals, emphasizing clinical excellence, compassionate care, and ethical leadership.

Under Brodie’s leadership, Vitalogy EMS LLC has become known for its innovation, community engagement, and unwavering commitment to safety and quality. His passion for advancing emergency medical services is evident in every initiative he leads, ensuring that both teams and patients benefit from the latest advancements in pre-hospital care.

Brodie Verworn’s blend of operational expertise, educational leadership, and decades-long service make him a driving force in the EMS industry and a trusted leader at Vitalogy EMS LLC.

Amy Verworn has been with Vitalogy EMS since it was first envisioned in early 2021. What began as assisting her husband, Brodie Verworn, to create the company from the ground up, has evolved into an "all chips in" mentality and commitment. Her role has grown as the company has grown, and she currently holds the position of Chief Operating Officer. Today, Amy is integral in much of the day-to-day operations and looks forward to the future of Vitalogy EMS.

Amy brings not just her compassion for others and enthusiasm for problem solving, but over two decades of healthcare experience. She was first certified as a CNA in 2003, working between Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities, and Home Healthcare until completing the Radiologic Technology program at FVCC, Kalispell, MT, in 2008. Amy worked as an x-ray and CT tech until December 2023, when she transitioned to dedicating solely to Vitalogy EMS. She was certified as an EMT in late 2019, unbeknownst to her just where that would lead. 

Those who have met Amy most likely have been treated to pictures of the Boston Terriers, former and present, who have graced hers and Brodie's lives together. She often refers to them as her "empathy well fillers" and cannot imagine life without at least one. 

Amy is most proud of the quality of care, extent of compassion, and breadth of expertise Vitalogy EMS has brought to the Flathead Valley and beyond.

Ben Griffith serves as our Chief Information Officer, bringing over three decades of experience in pre-hospital care. His career began in northern New Jersey as an EMT-Basic. During his cadetship at Virginia Military Institute, he managed the Emergency Response Team.

Following graduation, Ben embarked on a dual career in law enforcement and paramedicine, working as a helicopter-based critical care paramedic by day and a tactical paramedic by night. He later pursued a graduate certificate in medicine and joined a medical education start-up in Montana, where he focused on simulation-based medical education and developed a tactical medical education section. Subsequently, he shifted focus to developing a vineyard and winery.

For more than ten years, Ben has collaborated with Brodie, both as a paramedic and an educator, dedicated to elevating the first responder community at all levels.

Dr. James “Jim” DuCanto, M.D. is an Anesthesiologist in private practice for the past 28 years in Wisconsin who is, for lack of a better description, obsessed with airway management innovation and teaching.

Having sought out most of the commercially available airway management devices and techniques, he has comprehensive understanding of the topic of airway management in the hospital and emergency management spaces, and has assisted multiple medical device manufacturers with improvements and innovations on their products, and furthermore, has contributed to the peer-reviewed medical literature on the topic.

His recent innovations include the SALAD technique and Simulation System for airway decontamination from Nasco, the SSCOR DuCanto Suction Catheter, a large bore hyper curved rigid suction catheter from SSCOR, Inc., and the SEADUC, the first fully manual suction unit capable of performing the SALAD Technique from EM Innovations.

Jim ran the Anesthesiology clerkship for medical students and residents at the Advocate-Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2020, and has the position of Medical Director of the Mid-State Technical College’s EMS Program in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin since 2019.  His attitude toward work-life balance is simple—“Balance is achieved when you take self-care seriously, and you do everything you can at work and home to learn and improve yourself.”  Stay frosty.

William began his EMS career in Ohio in 2016 after service as a paratrooper in the US Army and completing a Bachelor's degree. As a firefighter / paramedic for a uniquely-situated rural department, service to others became a mainstay of his work for the next seven years there (and the foreseeable future). Education, and the role of educator, came naturally to William, being able to break down seemingly-impossible concepts into rubber-meets-the-road explanations to help drive EMS service forward in care delivery. He has been an AHA Instructor since 2019 for BLS, ACLS and PALS disciplines in high call volume areas, and an EMT and Paramedic instructor for renowned programs in central and northeast Ohio regions. William also began his venture into critical care medicine in central Ohio, working as a flight paramedic for an organization covering large swaths of both rural and urban areas, caring for the sickest and most-injured. He was also fortunate to serve on a county SWAT Team as a SWAT Medic, providing immediate medical attention and education to those officers and deputies during high-risk raids and warrant service.
Since the start of his EMS journey, William has had multiple forays into military, wilderness, tactical, prehospital and critical care medicine education and contract work. Whether teaching Stop The Bleed in South Africa, CPR in Kurdistan, Tactical Combat Casualty Care in Haiti, or wilderness aid to rafting and SAR personnel in the US, empowering responders to make a difference has been an embraced calling. William and his family moved to Montana in 2023 for a new critical care job and to build their forever home, choosing the Treasure State for its beauty and access to vast wilderness areas. Since then, he has established education roots primarily in western parts of the state, looking to strengthen prehospital service to the most rural of areas.
William is a Nationally-Registered Paramedic, in addition to state licenses in Montana, Wyoming, Michigan and Ohio. Holds a Master's Degree in Austere Critical Care and a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice and International Security. Is a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) with the Wilderness Medical Society, and holds international board certifications in Flight (FP-C), Tactical (TP-C) and Wilderness Paramedicine (WP-C).