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    Is this the same EMStar as in the Philadelphia PA region?

    Also I wonder what is really changing? If the company is HQ'ed in Philadelphia area, will they just leave the same local supervisory and management staff in place? Will there be any difference in field operations at all?

    Yes, it is the EMStar in PA that bought out Care1. Some of the local staff (and the Care1 name, for now) will remain the same, but all departments (marketing, HR, QA/QI, etc) will be supplemented with management staff from EMStar. On Monday there were 5 EMStar managers at Care1's Fishkill location, and Mr. Zupnik himself has spent a considerable amount of time there this week as well. Google his name and the company. When he and his partner acquired what is now EMStar in PA, the company was on the verge of bankruptcy, yet now has grown to do over 100,000 calls a year and is making a profit. This is what these guys do.

  5. Posted · Edited by ndpemt519

    So all of you saying "EMS shouldn't be there if the scene is not safe", does that mean that in all these recent incidents of death of FD/EMS responders, that the responders knew the scene wasn't safe prior to entering? NO. We never know for sure when the scene is safe. We can THINK it is safe, but ultimately, people can and will do crazy/stupid things at any time. A police officer standing in a room is not going to stop a nut from pulling a gun on us if that is what said person is determined to do. Look at the triple homicide in the city of Newburgh not even two days ago. EMS was on scene after PD declared it "secure" for them to come in and assess the patients. However, the shooter STILL isn't in custody. Nobody knows where he/she is, and nobody knew where he/she was when EMS was on that scene. Not sure how that scene was "secure". Nothing against any agency involved, this is just one example of how a "secure" scene is not in fact "secure". If this dept has one life saved because of their purchase of vests, it is more than worth the cost. But if they didn't buy it and someone gets shot, we'd all be sitting here saying "Well they should've had vests!". Seems like people always need something to complain about in this business....

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    Correct. What would you suggest they do differently? They're trying. I would expect my full time job to be loyal to me in a situation like this, just as they are doing to their full time employees. They can't possibly keep payroll the same as it was before this when the company is bringing in significantly less money. Financially this seems like a logical and fair decision.

  8. Posted · Edited by ndpemt519

    First, I'll start by saying that the fact that it is sad that very skilled and experienced paramedics are losing money because of someone else's mistake. There's no way to officially know who is at fault. I use the word officially because unless you're an administrator at Care1 or an official with the Regional EMS Council(s) or the State DOH BEMS all you can do is speculate and even if you were in one of those three catagories, I doubt seriously that you would be on here discussing this. That brings me to my second point. The rumor mill. I noticed a few 'speculative' posts before mine here and I just want to say that those who know nothing should say nothing.

    Instead of gossiping and talking trash about another company, how about we work to correct the completely screwed up method in which things are done by the EMS system in place in this state? EMTs being limited due to the fact they can't carry certain equipment because it's too expensive or because people are too concerned with their own agencies losing business. We do what's right for patients, not what's right for business. Period.

    While I agree with the majority of your post, without doing what's right for business we can't treat patients. At the end of the day, if an agency has to choose between buying an epi pen or paying the insurance on their ambulance, we all know what the choice is going to be. It is sad that it comes down to this, but due to the current economy and crap insurance reimbursement rates, EMS (and more specifically our patients) are having to pay the price. Some agencies have more money than others, but I highly doubt many EMS bosses would say that they're 100% comfortable with the current financial state of their company.

    I also need to say that there always seems to be gossip in the EMS community about Care1. I'm not going to pretend I know all the details of the current situation. I have yet to see any memo from the company, region, or state regarding the circumstances, so anything said about it on here is purely speculation. What we do know though, is the suspension of ALS services took place almost two weeks ago, and the company is still running and doing calls. That in itself is something to be said for them. I also saw several posts on here about how the company is allegedly only paying paramedics at the EMT rate. If anyone has a memo or a pay stub from the company proving this, please feel free to post it. I have spoken to several employees regarding this and found out it is in fact not true at all. The company has cut a few trucks day to day, however they ONLY cut shifts from part timers. All the full time employees are still bringing home their regular pay check and benefits, which I'm sure they are very grateful of. I fail to see how the company has done wrong by their employees in this current situation.

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  9. Posted · Edited by ndpemt519

    Date: 11/16/11

    Time: 0720

    Location: Stone Ledge Apartments - 21 Farm Ln

    Frequency: Dc911 Dispatch, Response, Command, FG 5/6

    Units Operating: Hyde Park 46-1, 2, 11, 12, 45, 61, Fairview 41-9, 11, Staatsburg 64-1, 11, NDP Medic 80, Medic 76, Roosevelt relocate to HP fire station

    Weather Conditions: Overcast

    Description Of Incident: Units dispatched for AFA, upgraded to structure fire. Upon arrival found fire in third floor apt. Fire contained to single apartment. Possibly started by cigarette

    Link to PoJo Article

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    Why don't you just bring your gear inside at night anyway? This way you know the electronics will work. And warm gear (O2, saline, etc) will be more comfortable and better for the patient, and after all isn't the patient why we're here?????? Instead of worrying about if "cold oxygen is bad", lets go back to basics and make the patient comfortable!

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    lol the Polaris got stuck cause the crew decided they didn't like where they crossed the first time, so they tried somewhere new, except they pretty much drove into the side of the stream and buried the front end. i do give them credit though, they ended up pulling it up/out by hand with about 8 people

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    Date:4/12/09

    Time:15:20

    Location:800 Violet Ave IAO Haviland Rd

    Frequency: DC911 Dispatch, Response, Command, FG 5/6

    Units Operating: Roosevelt 63-55, 71, 12(?), Alamo Medic 20, NDP Medic 76 & Medic 81

    Description Of Incident:

    Initial dispatch for Roosevelt & Alamo ALS for a P1 head-on MVA w/entrapment

    Alamo Medic 20 responding from Fairview

    Roosevelt 63-3 on scene confirming head on, however negative entrapment. Requests 2nd ALS unit

    Alamo has no units avail, NDP Medic 81 responding from Hyde Park as 2nd ALS unit

    63-3 advises 2 children involved w/injuries, requests 3rd ALS unit

    MLSS dispatched for 3rd unit, then cancelled by DC911 & NDP dispatched

    NDP Medic 76 responding as 3rd ALS unit from Hyde Park

    Alamo Medic 20 enroute to SFH w/1 ALS

    Roosevelt 63-71 enroute to SFH w/1 BLS & 1 ALS w/NDP Medic 76 on board

    NDP Medic 81 enroute to SFH w/1 ALS

  21. Posted

    I know for a fact that in the past TransCare has hired non-driving EMTs, obviously the downside to that is you'll be stuck on a BLS shuck truck for a while. Mobile Life has no set requirement, your driving experience/record is reviewed on a case by case basis when they review your application. NDP may be hiring within the next few months. We're trying a few new things now and if they end up working well, I'd imagine we're gonna need more staff.

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    If I'm not mistaken it is geared for in-hospital not pre-hospital. correct. If I were to take someone from Rt 55 and Beekman rd in cardiac arrest and do just opa and bvm what would the abd. look like when I get to Saint Francis. They don't want people tubed. That would not work in the pre-hospital setting. That's what I mean.

    What do you mean "that would not work in the prehospital setting"? Are you saying intubating a patient and bringing them to the hospital wouldn't work? Hospitals in this area expect at minimum an IV and ET tube in place on a code. And intubation isn't a skill only limited to ACLS, it's an airway control procedure in any ALS protocol.