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Texas EMS Alliance

1 week ago

A TEMSA member asked for information regarding which age and mileage benchmarks that other Texas EMS agencies use to determine when it is time to acquire a new ambulance. The EMS agency's county commissioners asked for this information.

As a result, TEMSA created a quick online survey to gather information. As a special "thank you" for filling it out, we'll send you the results.

Click here to take the quick survey:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/KNR5KG6 ...

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When your cost of operation exceeds $1.00 per mile, it's time for a new truck (in the 911 world - Type I or Type III).

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Texas EMS Alliance

1 week ago

EMS EVOLUTION 2018 covered Medicare's upcoming data collection program for ambulances.

CMS recently held a listening session on the program. Click here for the session's transcript:
txemsa.com/medicares-listening-session-on-ambulance-cost-reporting/ ...

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Texas EMS Alliance shared Dawn Buckingham's post.

3 weeks ago

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Dawn Buckingham

So thankful for the first responders and volunteers who responded to Tuesday's tragic hospital explosion in Gatesville from Central Texas. I offer my sincere condolences and prayers to the family of the victim who died and to everyone injured.

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Texas EMS Alliance

3 weeks ago

The state's new Workgroup on Mental Health Access for First Responders needs your help. EMS agencies are asked to fill out a survey by July 4. Your information will help guide the workgroup's activities.

Click here to complete the survey:
txemsa.com/new-texas-workgroup-on-mental-health-seeks-information/ ...

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Texas EMS Alliance shared J.D. Sheffield's post.

3 weeks ago

This evening I was able to tour the explosion site at Coryell Memorial Hospital. The governor's office has been contacted about our situation. Representatives of multiple agencies are on hand seeking to arrive at the best way to move forward.

At this time there is much speculation about exactly what happened. It is believed the gas lines in the boiler room were being bled, the gas built up in the room, and a spark set off the massive explosion. The explosion site, as well as the rest of the building in the complex, have now been secured.

In the morning the FBI, ATF and State Fire Marshall's office will be on hand to begin the investigation. Also, tomorrow morning Coryell County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Harrell will have a press conference at the commissioner's courtroom in the county annex. Hopefully, he will have more definitive information for us. He will also have phone numbers to call for those people who have upcoming appointments.

Hospital administrator David Myers was grateful for the tremendous outpouring of aid from, not just our community, but our neighboring communities as well. Police Chief Nathan Gohlke expressed his appreciation all the help from the DPS and sheriff's office. Billy Vaden and the rest of the fire department were quickly on the scene to extinguish the fire that resulted from the explosion. Doctors, nurses, and other staff did a great job taking care of residents and patients. EMS was busy transporting residents and patients who were relocated to neighboring churches and facilities in other towns. Sheriff Scott Williams was proud of the way those involved went about the process of rescuing injured workers. Gatesville can be proud of the community response to this emergency.

We need to pray for the family of the worker that died and for those who were severely injured. As you can see from the accompanying photos, recovery is going to take time. ...

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