Emergency Medical Services (MN)
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This article is designed to address larger Emergency medical Services in Minnesota of the following Types
- EMS's that operate their own Secondary PSAP
- EMS's the operate in Multiple counties
- EMS's that are larger in operational size
Minnesota Has 4 Secondary PSAP's which by definition, are secure centers that are capable of recieving 911 calls. Secondary PSAPs are:
- Mayo Clinic Medical Transport
- North Memorial Ambulance Service
- Hennepin County Medical Center
- Allina Medical Transportation
Contents
- 1 Medical Resource Control Centers
- 2 Specific Services
Medical Resource Control Centers
The Twin Cities breaks EMS up into 2 major groups - East and West Metro, each spearheaded by their own Control Center. Medical Resource Control Centers operate as the hub of patient information and the coordination points for their side of the river.
- East MRCC is located in the Emergency Department of Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Ramsey County
- West MRCC is a service of Hennepin County Medical Center Emergency Medical Services Communications Center
West Metro Physician Radio ID's
Radio ID | Hospital |
---|---|
13xx | Minneapolis Childrens Hospital |
14xx | Hennepin County Medical Center |
15xx | EPPA Physicians (Southdale, Methodist, Unity, Mercy) |
16xx | University of Minnesota Medical Center |
17xx | North Memorial Medical Center |
18xx | Ridgeview Medical Center |
19xx | Abbott Northwestern Hospital |
West Metro Paramedic Radio ID's
Radio ID | Service |
---|---|
4xxx | Hennepin County Medical Center EMS |
8xxx | Ridgeview Medical Center EMS |
Specific Services
Allina Medical Transportation
Field operations
Allina EMS provides coverage through a number of Bases
- North Metro (Arden Hills)
- South Metro (Eagle Lake)
- Cambridge
- Wright County
- A.L.F. (Apple Valley, Lakeville and Farmington)
- New Ulm
Communications
In addition to Dispatching Allina EMS Site, Allina Communications also provide dispatch services for:
- New River Medical Center EMS (Formerly Monticello-Big Lake Community Hospital)
- Northfield Hospital EMS
- Lakeview Hospital EMS
Allina Communications has 7 Dispatch Positions and conducts all of its operations on ARMER. Allina uses TriTech's visiCAD.
F-M Ambulance (Fargo-Moorhead)
HealthEast Medical Transportation
Hennepin County Medical Center EMS
Ground Operations
- HCMC EMS is soley a 911 ALS Service within Hennepin County.
- All Ambulances are staffed with 2 paramedics.
- Maximum Staffing is 19 ALS Ambulances, minimum staffing is 6 ALS Ambulances
- Cities covered are:
- Minneapolis (85%)
- St. Anthony Village
- Richfield
- St. Louis Park
- Hopkins
- Minnetonka
- Eden Prairie
- Golden Valley (Tyrol Hills Neighborhood)
- Excelsior
- Greenwood
- Woodland
- Deephaven
Communications Center
LifeLink III
Ground Operations
Air Operations
Mayo Clinic Medical Transport
Gold Cross Ambulance Service
Ground based operations in:
- Rochester
- Austin
- Owatonna
- Mankato
- Fairmont
- Litchfield
- Little Falls
- St. Cloud
- Eau Claire
- Duluth/Superior
Mayo One
Operates 4 Helicopters in:
- Mayo One - Rochester
- Mayo Two - Eau Claire, WI
- Mayo Three - Mankato
- Mayo Four - Red Wing (Part Time)
Mayo MedAir
- Fixed Wing Operations with 2 Airframe based out of the Rochester Airport
- Critical Care Staffing of 2 Pilots, 1 Nurse and 1 Paramedic
Emergency Communications Center
North Memorial Ambulance Service
Ground Operations
Ground Operations Sites in:
- Metro (Brooklyn Center)
- Metro ALS and Critical Care
- 911 and Interfacility Services
- Metro ALS and Critical Care
- Princeton, Zimmerman and Milaca
- Faribault, Waseca, Kenyon and New Prague
- Brainerd, Crosslake, Aitkin, Deerwood and Longville
- Park Rapids
- Alexandria
- Burnett County, WI
North Memorial Air Care
- Operates from 5 bases in Minnesota:
- Air Care 1 - Lakeville
- Air Care 2 - Brainerd
- Air Care 3 - Redwood Falls
- Air Care 4 - Princeton
- Air Care 5 - Bemidji
Communications Center
- 700 operates from North Memorial Ambulance Services Headquarters in Brooklyn Center
- Dispatches and provides Pre-arrival Instructions