EMS Authority – Every Patient Counts
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EMS Authority – Every Patient Counts
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Whatever the crisis, wherever you are in the county, Pinellas County EMS is here to provide medical care when needed.
Fiscal Year 2022 – 2023.
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- 1 County, 1 System for 24 Cities. 18 Fire Departments and 1 Ambulance provider in Pinellas County.
- Supported by: EMS is supported by funds generated by the Countywide EMS Ad Valorem
- Millage and Ambulance User Fees.
- Providing Responses: The system provides responses to an average of 675 EMS calls per day.
- Graphic of a citizen calling 9-1-1 for emergency assistance.
- Graphic of a 9-1-1 operator taking the call and sending it out.
- Graphic of a radio tower with broadcasting waves.
- 246,258 EMS responses in Fiscal Year 2022 – 2023.
a. 191,614 Emergency Responses where both an ambulance and a fire truck were needed. b. 54,644 Non-Emergency Responses where only an ambulance was needed.
c. 191,352 Patient Transports in an ambulance to either a care facility or hospital
d. 91.30% of the response times within 7.5 minutes (4 minutes 43 seconds average). - Graphic of an ambulance leading from EMS responders going to either a Care Facility graphic or a Hospital graphic.
- Response Distribution: a. Sick Person – 35.06%
b. Traffic Accidents – 6.60% c. Falls – 14.67%
d. Breathing Problem – 8.58% e. Cardiac Chest Pain – 6.20% f. Others – 28.89%
Do you have an Ambulance Membership Plan? https://www.pinellascounty.org/firstcare (727) 582- 2008