Item 12 - Agreement for Standards of Coverage and Emergency Medical Services Study

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SCOPE OF SERVICES Consultant shall conduct a Community Risk Analysis/Standards of Cover (SOC) analysis to evaluate and formulate recommendations for appropriate staffing and deployment of emergency medical service resources to provide timely, clinically effective medical care and transport consistent with Ground Ambulance Accreditation Standards as outlined by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS), local, state, and national best practices. The SOC shall also include analysis and recommendations for sustainability and future improvement of services to the community. The comprehensive staffing and deployment study shall be based on relevant data analysis and benchmarking to National Standards as well as local established performance benchmarks, and emergency medical service compliance. The study shall include analysis of emergency medical service (EMS) incidents, with focus on: 1. Medical risk (e.g. age, chronic illness, high -volume EMS demand generators like nursing homes), 2. False and other alarms, 3. Mutual/auto aid, 4. Civilian injuries, 5. Geographic incident patterns, 6. Temporal analysis, 7. Unit workload and utilization, 8. Station location analysis, coverage, 9. Response times, 10. Station operations, and 11. City policies. The Standards of Cover document will consist of the following elements as they relate to Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS). 1. System Overview and Baseline Assessment a. Document and analyze: i. The existing EMS system structure, H. Governance model, and iii. Operational framework, including dispatch, field response, transport, and medical oversight functions. b. Review applicable agreements, policies, and regulatory requirements at the local, regional, and state levels. c. Assess current service demand, resource allocation, staffing levels, and system configuration. 2. Deployment and Staffing Strategies Assessment a. Evaluate current deployment models for first response, advanced life support (ALS), and basic life support (BLS) coverage. b. Analyze station and unit locations, staffing configurations, and shift schedules to determine their effectiveness in meeting response performance objectives. c. Develop alternative deployment and staffing strategies to optimize resource utilization and system reliability, supported by quantitative modeling and best practices.