Ambulance Service Oversight Committee - May 12, 2017 Minutes
Present: Health Officer John Baird, Fire Chief Steve Dirksen, Essentia Health Ken Krupich, Veterans Administration Julianna Lindgren, Mayor Timothy J. Mahoney, Director of Fargo Cass Public Health Ruth Roman, and F-M Ambulance Sherm Syverson
Absent: Sanford Health Susan Jarvis, FM Ambulance Medical Director - Sanford ER Heidi Lako-Adamson and Chief of Police David Todd
Other: F-M Ambulance Rick Cameron, F-M Ambulance Kathy Lonski, and F-M Ambulance Chad Mickelson
Ruth Roman called the meeting to order.
Announcements: No announcements.
Approval February 10, 2017 Minutes: Steve Dirksen made motion to approve the February 10th minutes. Ken Krupich seconded and motion carried.
Data Review, Response Time, and Transport Destination: Kathy Lonski presented this quarter’s data. Behaviors numbers are still up there. Highlighted over the last few months downward trend in overall call numbers. However, the acuity numbers have gone higher. Updated reports were presented from March 15 to September 15 because 20 to 75 calls were excluded in that range on previous reports. Discussed rating scale for suicide prevention and working with community resources and Mayor’s Blue Ribbon panel working on clearinghouse and navigator system.
Transportation Plan Review: A small group is working through the transport plan for the new hospital with input from Sanford and Essentia. It is still labeled draft. The VA agreement will still stand. Bottom line patients have more choice here. Asked to share with county to choose or not choose to adopt.
Response to Opioid Crisis: The Narcan number seems to be fairly steady. Fire had less Narcan use in the first four months. Discussed contaminated cleaning of materials, working with Fargo police for those that are surviving the overdoses to try to get them into treatment services, Parents Lead program, and take back programs.
Other Updates: Mayor Mahoney along with Fire Chief Dirksen are exploring a different way to deliver services for medical 911 calls to extent life of the fire trucks. Need one or two people to start resuscitation and it would be cost effective to use a smaller vehicle with two staff. Don’t want to decrease safety but just want to look at delivery of service.
Next Meeting: August 11, 2017