Organization: HUTCHINSON COUNTY EMS INC
Mission: TO SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY OPERATING AS A LICENSED EMS PROVIDER FOR ALL RESIDENTS, INCLUDING INDIGENT AND LOW INCOME RESIDENTS OF HUTCHINSON COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
Activities: TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE, ON-SITE TREATMENT/STABILIZATION, AND MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL LOCATED IN HUTCHINSON COUNTY OR THE SURROUNDING REGION AT THE TIME SUCH SERVICES ARE REQUESTED. HUTCHINSON COUNTY EMS HAD A FLEET OF FOUR TRUCKS EQUIPPED EITHER AS AMBULANCES AND/OR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, WITH A PERSONNEL OF APPROXIMATELY 20 DRIVER/PARAMEDICS AND WAS FULLY STAFFED 24 HOURS A DAY, EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. EMS ROUTINELY RESPONDED TO JUST UNDER 200 CALLS PER MONTH ON AVERAGE. APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THESE CALLS RESULTED IN TRANSPORTATION TO FACILITIES TO RECEIVE FURTHER MEDICAL SERVICES. HUTCHINSON EMS COLLABORATED WITH OTHER EMS PROVIDERS, PURSUANT TO A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT, TO PROVIDE COVERAGE TO THE SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS REGION TO PERFORM FUNCTIONS OF PRE-HOSPITAL PATIENT CARE AND TRANSPORTATION DURING AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER.
NTEE category: Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Secondary category: Hospitals