Response Times
MCHD medical directors discuss whole blood alternatives and implementation considerations
Organizations stuck using yesterday鈥檚 demand analysis deployment strategies are getting left behind
Keeping the strain on EMS providers front of mind
Beech Grove EMS was responding to the fatal Greenwood Park Mall shooting and not available, so Indianapolis EMS responded to the Beech Grove park shooting
The AJPlus video covers issues such as funding, dangers paramedics and EMTs face, response times and lengthening travel times to hospitals
With staffing and vehicle issues, now only 10 of the city鈥檚 12 ambulances can run 鈥渙n a good day,鈥� according to an employee
The public shouldn鈥檛 have to roll the dice about their emergency services, wondering who鈥檚 going to show up
$4 million is budgeted for a new station, which is scheduled to be completed by October
Boulder Fire-Rescue Chief Mike Calderazzo said the goal is to bring response times down from a high of 11 minutes to about six minutes
To make up for area agencies鈥� staffing shortfalls, Niagara County employees will respond to calls in two ambulances during the day and one at night
Response times are longer, but interim director Roberto Lujan said calls are being answered in a timely manner and that he can fill the open positions
Officials with the St. Charles County Ambulance District and the Metro West Fire District said they hope the technology improves safety and response times
Under Dr. John Gallagher, 92 employees left the roughly 200-person Sedgwick County EMS, causing ambulance shutdowns and reduced response times
Olympia Assistant Fire Chief Mike Buchanan explained that decreasing availability of private providers for BLS calls results in increased on-scene times
Sabria Phillips claims that Richland County Emergency Medical Service, dispatchers and the sheriff鈥檚 department were ill-equipped to respond
Mesa鈥檚 city manager and the firefighter鈥檚 union have competing ideas of the best way to improve service to slow spots
Once a dispatcher realized the error, another crew was sent, but they arrived 11 minutes after the call
The agreement also divides the county into four compliance zones with flex arrival time and county ownership of call data
Decatur Morgan Hospital missed a response time requirement while responding to over half of first-quarter calls and working to hire crewmembers
Grady EMS has been under fire for response times, and a hospital emergency department鈥檚 closure may make them worse
A Community Development Block Grant will cover most of the costs for the Cole County EMS project, and the rest will come from a sales tax for service
Naperville Chief Mark Puknatis said the program allows providers to spend extra time working with the individual to address the underlying issues prompting them to call for help
The Quinlan Volunteer Fire Department has had trouble meeting country and city requirements
The Syracuse Fire Department has been running a pilot ambulance service to fill in gaps for AMR and other services stretched thin by the pandemic
House Bill 777 would remove EMS from the Certificate of Need status and give the state greater oversight of EMS
Although Falck has only provided service since November, one councilmember suggests talks to shift from a private provider to an 鈥渋n-house鈥� service
First Response received 53 penalties for not meeting the response guidelines for running the required number of trucks during operations every day
Agencies in Erie, Crawford and Warren counties already sometimes help each other, but now an administrator will be hired
Strategies to unilaterally reduce ED wait times and get back into service
The CERA application is designed to connect police and EMS providers with teachers, students and others in life-threatening situations
The St. Charles County Ambulance District was prepared for this week鈥檚 winter weather with two new plows on standby
There is a lot to learn from the Page, Wolfberg and Wirth examination of hospital bed delays and the rights of EMS to return to service
Take action to implement efficiency models and grow the shrinking workforce
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