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• <br /> Comprehensive Assessment of Emergency Medical Services 51 <br /> DRAFT REPORT and 911/Communications Center Operations Study <br /> 2.5 RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> Issue:Availability of Ambulances <br /> Recommendations: <br /> R-1. OCEMS should adjust Medic 5 and Medic 8 coverage hours. <br /> As an initial but immediate response to improve ambulance availability, adjusting assigned hours of <br /> available ambulances to more heavily load the prime time block of hours from 9:00 am-9:00 pm when <br /> many of the "move-ups" occur. Specifically: <br /> • Move Medic 5 from 6:00 am-6:00 pm to 9:00 am-9:00 pm <br /> • Move Medic 8 from 6:00 pm-6:00 am to 12:00 noon-12:00 midnight <br /> The blue bars in Figure 27 represent the eight (8) Medic Units and their currently assigned shift hours. <br /> Figure 27 <br /> Current Deployment of Ambulances <br /> AU EMS Calls/Hour/Year <br /> 1 . ; 1 <br /> 12000 ----- <br /> 10000 ; ; ; r", , <br /> 8000 ! ,vim _;_; <br /> BEFORE 6000 ; ; ; ; , <br /> , 11141111111114111 <br /> 4000 <br /> 2000 <br /> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 <br /> *•2009 X2010 -+'°2011 <br /> The red bars in Figure 28 represent the coverage of the eight Medic Units once the changes to Medic 5 <br /> and * have been made. <br /> Figure 28 <br /> Recommended Deployment of Ambulances <br /> All EMS Calls/Hour/Year <br /> 14000 -- -r-------r <br /> 12000 ."--'-,- <br /> , , , „ e <br /> 16000 -;-� ; I 1 <br /> 8000 - - __ _, - I ,1,,.,. 1 <br /> .•1 -- - - r' ;_L --1--1 <br /> AFTER 6000 14 13 <br /> f ' <br /> 4000 = ' - -- <br /> 2000 . . . � . . . . . . . . . , <br /> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 212223 24 <br /> t2009 —4—.2011 <br /> Solutions for Local Government,Inc. 49 <br />