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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 5, 1994 <br /> SUBJECT: Emergency Medical Services Strategic Planning Process <br /> DEPARTMENT Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT <br /> 12/5/94 Commissioner Insko Letter Nick Waters, ext 3030 <br /> "People Affected" Matrix TELEPHONE NUMBER <br /> Footnotes to "People Affected" Matrix Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> "Impact on Patient Outcome" Matrix Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a report on the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) <br /> Strategic Planning process. <br /> BACKGROUND: Beginning in August 1991, a strategic planning process for <br /> the future of EMS in Orange County was undertaken by County staff, <br /> volunteers, health care professionals, and other interested citizens. <br /> Extensive committee work was done in four high priority areas - <br /> cardiac, trauma, pediatrics, and mass casualty. The central theme of <br /> the entire strategic planning process has been a shift to focus on <br /> patient outcome as the main factor in planning delivery of emergency <br /> medical service in Orange County. <br /> Norm Gustaveson, Chair of the EMS Strategic Planning Task Force and Dr. <br /> Tom Griggs, Medical Affairs Officer, will provide a brief review of the <br /> strategic planning process and results to date. Recommendations in <br /> five areas - prevention/public health education, training and staff <br /> development, equipment, communication/integration, and evaluation and <br /> followup - are included in the attached matrices. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board receive the <br /> report as information only. <br /> 1 ,,01 <br /> b-' <br /> I <br />