Response Times
Changing just one of many variables that impact EMS response to 911 calls points to the complexity of changing average response times
A patient in need of an ambulance in Echols County, Ga. must wait up to 20 minutes for rig from a nearby city, be driven there, or wait for an air ambulance
Looking back into the data on EMS activations and trends, and looking forward in hope
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
MCHD medical directors discuss whole blood alternatives and implementation considerations
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’s department were ill-equipped to respond
Mesa’s city manager and the firefighter’s union have competing ideas of the best way to improve service to slow spots
Organizations stuck using yesterday’s demand analysis deployment strategies are getting left behind
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’s 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
Keeping the strain on EMS providers front of mind
Although Falck has only provided service since November, one councilmember suggests talks to shift from a private provider to an “in-house” 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’s 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
The investment into Greenfield Ambulance’s partnership with Corinth EMS will remove confusion for dispatchers and better serve residents, officials say
House Bill 296 also calls for a change in regulatory authority but offers no help with staffing or ambulances
The data and software company expects continued challenges with staffing and COVID, as well as advancements in technology and data usage
“December looked better than October and November and that’s a good sign as we try to balance the system,” city EMT Coordinator Chris Phillips said
