C. Crawford Mechem, MD, MS, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Emergency Medicine - Clifton Center for Medical Breakthroughs
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Medical Director, Emergency Medical Services
- EMS Medical Director, Philadelphia Fire Department
- Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
My education and training
- Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
- Residency: Valley Medical Center of Fresno
- Residency: University of California San Francisco
Spoken languages
English
English
Español
Spanish
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Emergency Medicine, 1994
- American College of Emergency Physicians, National
- American College of Emergency Physicians, Pennsylvania chapter, Local
- Blue Cross CPR Training Initiative for Philadelphia Region Committee, Local
- EMS Eagles Global Alliance. Consortium of EMS Medical Directors of the largest EMS systems in the US and overseas., National
- FIFA World Cup 2026 Planning-Health and Medical Steering Committee Meeting, Local
- Mobile CPR Project Philadelphia Advisory Committee, Local
- National Association of EMS Physicians, National
- Penn FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Elite Pathway to Care Leadership, Local
- Pennsylvania chapter, National Association of EMS Physicians, National
- Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council, Medical Advisory Committee, Local
- Philadelphia FIFA Public Safety Functional Leadership Group, City of Philadelphia, Local
- Philadelphia Fire Commissioner's Medical Advisory Board, Local
- Philadelphia Regional EMS Council, Local
- UPHS Internal FIFA Medical Advisory Commritee, Local
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Dickinson ET, Mechem CC, Thom SR, Shofer FS, Band RA The non-invasive carboxyhemoglobin monitoring in firefighters engaged in fire suppression and overhaul operations , International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management, 2: 2008,35-39
Mechem CC, Goodloe JM, Richmond NJ, Kaufman BJ, Pepe PE. Resuscitation Center Designation: Recommendations for EMS Practices. , Prehosp Emerg Care, 14: 2010,51-61
De Maio VJ, Osmond MH, Stiell IG, Nadkarni V, Berg R, Cabanas JG; CanAm Pediatric Study Group (Nesbitt LP, Donoghue A, Mechem C, Berger S, Gallagher J, Clark L, Hutchison J, Richmond N, Tunik M, Lanier BL, Paduchowski K, Forbach C, Wells GA, Burns S, Joseph D, Fine T, Hill J) Epidemiology of out-of hospital pediatric cardiac arrest due to trauma. , Prehosp Emerg Care, 16(2): 2012
Band RA, Callaway DW, Connor BA, Haughton B, Mechem CC Dignitary Medicine:Adapting Prehospital, Preventive, Tactical and Travel Medicine to New Populations. , American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 30(7): 2012,1274-81
Wallace SK, Abella BS, Shofer FS, Leary M, Agarwal AK, Mechem CC, Gaieski DF, Becker LB, Neumar RW, Band RA Effect of Time of Day on Prehospital Care and Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. , Circulation, 127(15): 2013,1591-6
Abboud ME, Band R, Jia J, Pajerowski W, David G, Guo M, Mechem CC, Messé SR, Carr BG, Mullen MT. Recognition of Stroke by EMS is Associated with Improvement in Emergency Department Quality Measures. , Prehosp Emerg Care, 20(6): 2016,729-736
Mechem CC. Prehospital Assessment and Management of Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices. , Prehospital Emergency Care, 17(2): 2013
Waldman M, Shapira S, Richman A, Haughton B, Mechem C Tactical Medicine: A Combined Forces Field Algorithm , Military Medicine, 179(10): 2014,1056–1061
Mechem C, Bossert R, Baldini C Rapid Assessment Medical Support (RAMS) for Active Shooter Incidents , Prehospital Emergency Care, 19: 2015,213-17
Mechem CC Prehospital Medical Planning for the 2015 Philadelphia Papal Visit: An Interview with Dr. Mechem. , Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast: 2017