[MCOH-EH] Ambulance Response Times

[Enass]

I am working in Saudi Arabia now.

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> On May 17, 2015, at 11:30 PM, Kris Arnold <karnold at bu.edu> wrote:
> Di
> 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
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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
>>>> 
>>>> 
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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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