Title
Accept and approve the Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMS) Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2015-16.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Accept and approve the Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMS) Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2015-16.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County of Monterey Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMS) completed its annual report for the Fiscal Year 2015-16 activities of the Agency and EMS system.
Sections of the report are dedicated to describing outcomes from the newly designated Natividad Level II Trauma Center and the EMS Agency’s efforts to continue to meet the state law-mandated requirements of a local EMS agency and to move forward to assure operational performance, financial stability, and clinical quality within the Monterey County EMS System. The report provides highlights of some of the EMS Agency’s accomplishments, including the successful revision of policies and procedures, development of a coherent EMS Advisory Committee structure, beginning to enhance to County’s medical disaster capability, starting the development of an EMS System quality improvement program, and the implementation of a comprehensive EMS Data System. The report also outlines the eight goals from the EMS Agency Strategic Plan that was developed February and April 2016.
This report supports the Monterey County Health Department Strategic Plan Initiative Number 3 - Ensure access to culturally and linguistically appropriate, customer friendly, quality health services, and it supports one or more of the ten essential public health services, specifically Number 9 - Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
No other agencies are involved in the proposed Board action.
FINANCING:
All costs associated with developing this report are included in the Health Department’s Emergency Medical Services Agency Fiscal Year 2016-17 Adopted Budget (4000-HEA006-8109). There is no impact to the County General Fund with receipt of this report.
Prepared by: Teresa Rios, Management Analyst III, 7082
Approved by: Elsa Jimenez, Director of Health, 4526
Attachment:
The FY2015-16 EMS Annual Report is on file with the Clerk of the Board