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The memorandum discusses the status of Santa Clara County's 9-1-1 ambulance services and the Fire Department's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) annual report. It includes recommendations for accepting the status report and referring it to the City Council for approval. The report outlines the current challenges faced by the ambulance services, including staffing shortages and increased demand, and highlights the Department's evaluation of potential service models, particularly the 'Alliance' model. The document also details the financial aspects of ambulance services, including various payer mixes and reimbursement structures.
Key points
The memorandum is addressed to the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee.
It includes a recommendation to accept the status report and refer it to the City Council for approval.
The report provides an update on Santa Clara County's 9-1-1 ambulance services and the Fire Department's EMS delivery.
Challenges include staffing shortages, increased incident volume, and hospital ambulance patient offload delays.
The Department is evaluating the 'Alliance' model for ambulance services, which has shown benefits in other counties.
The financial analysis includes various payer mixes such as Medicare, Medi-Cal, commercial insurance, and private pay.
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PSFSS COMMITTEE AGENDA: ITEM: TO: PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCE AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE 3/21/2024 (d)1. FROM: Robert Sapien, Jr. SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: March 6, 2024 Approved Date 3/14/2024 SUBJECT: SANTA CLARA COUNTY 9-1-1 AMBULANCE SERVICES STATUS REPORT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT RECOMMENDATION 1) Accept the status report on the Fire Department’s evaluation of possible service options for ambulance transport services and provide an annual report on Fire Department Emergency Medical Services delivery. 2) Refer and cross-reference this audit report to be heard by the full City Council for approval at its meeting on April 23, 2024. SUMMARY AND OUTCOME This report provides the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee with a status update on the current activities centered around Santa Clara County’s 9-1-1 ambulance services, an overview of 9-1-1 ambulance services and systems revenue models, and how these systems influence and integrate with the Fire Department’s (Department) current emergency medical call volume, emergent communities, and staffing trends related to its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) delivery. BACKGROUND Santa...
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The document is a status report on Santa Clara County 9-1-1 Ambulance Services and the Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Annual Report presented to the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee. It discusses the impacts of ambulance services on the fire department, trends in emergency medical services, patient demographics, and the need for reform in the EMS system. The report outlines various EMS system models and highlights the current agreements with ambulance services and first responder agencies, along with the projected increase in the elderly population in the county.
Key points
The report was presented by Patrick Chung, Battalion Chief, and Robert Sapien Jr., Fire Chief.
It discusses the exclusive operating areas for ambulance services in Santa Clara County.
There is a noted decrease in ambulance availability leading to increased deployment of Basic Life Support resources.
The report evaluates different EMS system models including private, alliance, public third service, and fire department models.
Current agreements with Rural/Metro Ambulance will expire on June 30, 2024, with an option to extend.
There is a projected 85% increase in residents aged 85 and older by 2030 and a 99% increase in residents aged 65 and older.
The report emphasizes the need for EMS system reform and better integration of Fire and EMS services.
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Santa Clara County 9-1-1 Ambulance Services Status Report and Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Annual Report Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee March 21, 2024 Item (d)1. Presented by: Patrick Chung, Battalion Chief Robert Sapien Jr., Fire Chief Thursday, March 21, 2024 Santa Clara County 9-1-1 Ambulance Services 2 Thursday, March 21, 2024 EMS Services in Santa Clara County Exclusive Operating Area (EOA) Mountain View Santa Clara Cupertino Milpitas Sunnyvale Los Altos Los Altos Hills 3 Campbell Los Gatos Monte Sereno Saratoga San Jose Morgan Hill Gilroy Thursday, March 21, 2024 County Ambulance Impacts to the Fire Department 804 800 753 699 • Firefighter/Paramedic accompanies a patient to provide the highest level of patient care • Department emergency response company is “out of service” or “inservice BLS” 4 699 691 700 Late Responses • Decreasing ambulance availability leads to increased deployment of Basic Life Support (BLS) resources to mitigate service disruption 832 723 705 721 735 675 162 600 160 140 139 120 115 500 107 104 88 400 68 300 200 180 823 53 83 80 60 66 54 100 48 40 100 20 0 0 BLS Ambulance Escort BLS Ambulance Escorts 900 BLS...