STAT213

Leave him there, because he is dead. Check the box for obvious death on the PCR, cause that's why its there. All the toys you have ain't bringing anyone with these injuries back.

THEY ARE DEAD.

Bustin' Ours, Savin' Yours

There are rumors flying around right now, as you would well imagine. I doubt LifeNet (the new owners/company) are gonna change anything overnight. You will not being seeing all the same faces. Life Net staffs four FT nurses and four FT medics for each a/c base that they have, so you do the math on how many people will be working there. I do know that they are looking for 8 FT and 2 PT nurses to staff the helicopters. Medics shouldn't be changing, as they were already Rocky/Air Methods/Life Net employees. So, will things change tomorrow? Doubtful. In the future, you bet. Take a look at how LifeNet runs things around the country, and you will see what is coming for the Hudson Valley.

As we know it...

A sad day in Westchester EMS History. WMC has rid itself of STAT Flight, and the whole thing will now be run by Air Methods, the helicopter vendor. Staffing cuts and more fun things to follow.

Maybe episodes like this will force people to realize that the days of the volunteer are numbered and it is time to PAY staff to cover calls, and not sit and wait and wonder. Empty Fire Stations and EMS stations serve No One.

Creative solutions to the staffing problem are all well and good, but as ALS FireFighter said, this is a symptom of the overall problem in the entire system.

Happy Pants? I got your freakin Happy Pants. All most of you ever did in there was sleep. 636 and I did have some good nights though, hanging out and solving the problems of the world. That and me learning all about SWAFA.

Fun times.

MoFire,

I have actually retired from STAT...The interactions I have had with Life Com have been luke warm at best. I still fly with an agency that interacts with them from time to time on a mutual aid basis. From what I have seen, they are professional but a little slow to get things rolling when a request comes in, and not knowing the geography of their flight programs is a real hindrance. More than once, I have seen them send the wrong a/c to a call. I have also bumped into some interesting policies on them not giving out a/c locations and ETA's. Having the people on site as with WESTComm was fabulous, (except of course when Munson was dozing for dollars there!!! ) Does LifeComm work? Sure. Would those of us flying around like to always have a comm center at home. Heck ya. By the way, they also dispatch for EMS and Fire out of Nebraska. I am sure they would be happy to take over for any agency anywhere in the states. Hope that info helps.

Rob

Actually, the loss of Westcom was due to WMC not having the dough for its own dispatch center. LifeCom is not the best option out there, but it sure is cheap. (And, its in Nebraska.)

Actually, the loss of Westcom was due to WMC not having the dough for its own dispatch center. LifeCom is not the best option out there, but it shore is cheap. (And, its in Nebraska.)