Emergency Medical Services
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Gregg Mentzel, Manager
Emergency Medical Services care for the sick and injured through prevention, response, intervention, and transport to an appropriate medical facility.
Two EMS stations - one in Gillette and one in Wright - cover Campbell County and beyond.
CCMH EMS generated 3026 run reports and patient contacts from the 2951 incidents dispatched to in 2010.
CCMH EMS had a 19% survivability to discharge of patients who suffered from sudden cardiac or respiratory arrest as opposed to an 8% average nationwide.
EMS also provides standby services for special events such as concerts or sporting events for an hourly fee.
Fourteen EMS Paramedics have over 133 years of combined paramedic experience. All providers combined equal over 356 years of EMS experience.
Staff includes:
15 EMT-Paramedics (> 1800 hour education programs - none available locally)
16 EMT-Intermediates (32-240 hours beyond EMT-Basic, a modular format)
18 EMT- Basic Attendants (160 hour - local class offerings)
CCMH EMS is committed to quality by monitoring the fractile response times (from call to EMS Provider arrival on scene), physician review of all low volume/high risk procedures and events, continual study of chest pain patient recognition and treatment, and staff participation in PHTLS, ACLS, PALS, ABLS - all national certification courses.
Charges for services
Charges are based on the level of service provided, ALS (emergency) or BLS (non-emergency), and mileage.