[MCOH-EH] Ambulance Response Times

[Kris Arnold]

Out of curiosity, and if you do not mind, where are you working?

I consult in a number of different non-US settings.

Kris

On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Enass Awad <umhaneen at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>> T: +1 617-470-8884
>> F: +1 781-862-2742
>> Skype:  karlac.global
>>
>>
>>
>> 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 <#14d638a4b57fbc53_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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