Atrium ER Runs

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   Taken from the March 7, 2010 Middletown City Managers Report 

Our Fire Division tracks squad runs by general category and we cannot, without some analysis, determine which runs could be diverted from the ER. The Fire Chief confirmed that more access to health care in underserved areas will reduce the runs to the ER both by having access more available so that conditions do not become acute and by having a facility nearby that residents can access without calling the squad.

Veiw the full report here: Weekly Update to City Council from the City Manager March 7, 2010

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randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Official Joined: Jan 13 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1586	Post Options Post Reply Quote randy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Atrium ER Runs Posted: Mar 11 2010 at 8:49am
	Taken from the March 7, 2010 Middletown City Managers Report Our Fire Division tracks squad runs by general category and we cannot, without some analysis, determine which runs could be diverted from the ER. The Fire Chief confirmed that more access to health care in underserved areas will reduce the runs to the ER both by having access more available so that conditions do not become acute and by having a facility nearby that residents can access without calling the squad. Veiw the full report here: Weekly Update to City Council from the City Manager March 7, 2010
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Hermes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: May 19 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1637	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hermes Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 11 2010 at 12:45pm
	Someone explain this to me because I'm having a realy hard time reading between the lines. So are they saying that when you call 911 that they can make the determination whether or not you actually have an emergency that requires transport to the ER ?? Sorry I just don't get it.
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ashkicker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: Jun 16 2009 Status: Offline Points: 86	Post Options Post Reply Quote ashkicker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 11 2010 at 3:25pm
	With the construction of the new health facility behind the clinic on Ninth Avenue, some citizens that would normally dial 911 may opt to go to the new facility. If citizens choose to go to this facility instead of the Atrium, run volumes would decrease for the fire department. Before someone starts yelling something like "firemen don't do anything but sleep and play cards, why should they want their run numbers to go down?", not everybody transported by life squad is a "true" emergency. Toothaches, stubbed toes, earaches, etc. are not that uncommon. If the department has to call a mutual aid squad from Monroe because just one of Middletown's squads is on a run that is not a "true" emergency, citizen safety is comprimised. Middletown Division of Fire will transport anyone requesting treatment at the ER. The only exception is the patient who routinely abuses the system and the department's Medical Director advises the department not to transport that patient. 911 operators decide which service you need, police, fire or both. Fire away! (No pun intended) Ashkicker

Mike_Presta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike_Presta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 11 2010 at 4:07pm
	Ashkicker: I tried firefighting for a while...but I got burned out!!! There was a rash of fires set in our in our neighborhood. I told my wife that I hoped it wasn't arson or daughter. (Puns intended)
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ashkicker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: Jun 16 2009 Status: Offline Points: 86	Post Options Post Reply Quote ashkicker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 11 2010 at 9:01pm
	Mike, Those puns burn my a$$. (pun intended) Ashkicker

ashkicker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: Jun 16 2009 Status: Offline Points: 86	Post Options Post Reply Quote ashkicker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 11 2010 at 9:06pm
	Mike, If you tried fire fighting for a while, do you know that fire fighting is a distinguished career choice? The three wise men searching for baby Jesus were fire fighters. The Bible said they came from *afar!* Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha Ashkicker

Mike_Presta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike_Presta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 11 2010 at 10:51pm
	Ashkicker: Did you hear about the fire at the campgrounds??? The heat was IN TENTS!!!
	“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012

Mike_Presta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike_Presta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 11 2010 at 10:56pm
	After dropping an anvil on my foot, I called 911. The dispatcher sent a TOE TRUCK!!
	“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012