State funds allocated to run state EMS office. Percent of state covered by 911. Numbers of EMS personnel. Numbers of EMS services. Statewide uniform ambulance reporting form.
Form is turned in to a central data-gathering office.
Description of statewide data-gathering system. All ambulance and paramedic services complete state run report forms unless they are on the new automated computerized system. We are moving toward total automation. We also collect ED log data from all hospitals, have automated this process, and are linking it with other data sources. We have also implemented a trauma registry.