MLive News
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — When they are waiting for an emergency call, Life EMS Ambulance crews don’t expect to drive far when the call comes.
The Predictive Deployment Software the business has employed for nearly three years tells them where to stage for calls.
“It tells us on a map, graphically, where the next emergency call is likely to happen,” says Mark Meijer, president and CEO of Life EMS.
The software uses an algorithm based on call activity data from the last 60 days and the last 10 minutes to more accurately forecast where calls for service are likely in the next 10 minutes. It calculates where ambulance crews need to be to respond to any priority one call in 8 minutes or less, accounting for closed roads, traffic detours and other data that is input.
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