[MCOH-EH] Ambulance Response Times

[Enass Awad]

Thanks a lot Kris, this is very helpful. I am actually working overseas now
and I was able to  look into different countries as well (Canada, Australia
and UK) to try to come up with some standards that work for us here.

Enass

On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 4:36 PM, Kris Arnold <karnold at bu.edu> wrote:

> Dr. A/Rahman,
>
> Quick answer - Federally = none;  States = none ; local municipalities =
> mostly as contractural agreements on minimum acceptable performance x% of
> the time with private providers when there is no municipal provider.
>
> The following links may help clarify this for you:
>
> http://www.emsworld.com/article/10324786/ems-response-time-standards
>
> http://www.jems.com/articles/2012/02/great-ambulance-response-time-debate.html
>
> And a bit more geographically and politically relevant to your situation:
>
> http://www.sandiego.gov/iba/pdf/reports/2014/14_22attachment2_140610.pdf.
>
>
> Best of luck with finding the most appropriate solution for your
> situation.
>
> Regards.
>
> Kris Arnold, MD, MPH, FACEP
> Chief Medical Officer
> ArLac Global Health Services, PC
> Lexington, MA 02421
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>
>
>
> On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 4:28 AM, Enass Awad <umhaneen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear colleagues:
>>   Anyone can share what standards govern ambulance response times to
>> medical emergencies at your institution?
>>
>>
>> Will appreciate your feedback at the earliest convenience.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Enass
>>
>> --
>> Enass Awad A/Rahman,MD,MPH
>> Department of Occupational Medicine
>> Mercy Medical Group
>> 3000 Q Street
>> Sacramento,CA,95816
>> Tel: 916-733-3390 <#14d6218425c13c29_14d612bf3b9cd3e9_>
>>
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-- 
Enass Awad A/Rahman,MD,MPH
Department of Occupational Medicine
Mercy Medical Group
3000 Q Street
Sacramento,CA,95816
Tel: 916-733-3390


"We can enrich the world if we choose to embrace our similarities; we can
destroy the world if we choose to emphasize our differences."
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