Emergency Medical Services Alliance
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[[Image:Emsa.jpg|right|thumb|EMSA, Inc. Logo]]
'''Marion County’s Emergency Medical Services Alliance, Inc. (EMSA)''' is a non-profit governmental [[Emergency Medical Services]] (EMS) agency created by a partnership between The [[Marion County, Florida]] Board of County Commissioners, The City of [[Ocala]], Ocala Regional Medical Center/West Marion Community Hospital and Munroe Regional Medical Center. EMSA is responsible for providing leadership, field supervision and medical direction for [[9-1-1|911]] based [[emergency medical services]] responses, patient contacts, and [[ambulance]] transportation within the 1653 square-mile service area in [[North Central Florida]].
== About EMSA ==
'''Emergency Medical Services Alliance''' was formed on October 1, 2003. It is an alliance of [[Marion County, Florida|Marion County]], Governed by a Board of Directors. The Board consists of the County Administrator, [[Ocala]] City Manager, The CEO of Ocala Regional Medical Center, CEO of Monroe Regional Medical Center, and the President of [[Central Florida Community College]]. Prior to the formation of the alliance, the [[Emergency Medical Services]] for [[Marion County, Florida|Marion County]] were provided by Munroe Regional Hospital.
Ocala Fire-Rescue and Marion County Fire-Rescue respond along with EMSA on certain types of calls, providing first-response [[Advanced Life Support]] on critical patients and extrication on automobile accidents. Marion County Fire-Rescue also has 4 transport vehicles to handle calls in the rural areas, including three in the Ocala National Forest. EMSA is dispatched by their own communicators operating out of the Marion County Sheriff's Office [[PSAP]] (Public Safety Answering Point). [[9-1-1|911]] calls are answered by Marion County Sheriff's Office, and then transferred to an EMSA calltaker who then enters the call into the [[Computer Aided Dispatch|Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)]] System. Another dispatcher notifies the closest [[ambulance]] via radio while the calltaker gives pre-arrival medical instructions to the caller if needed.
== Facts about EMSA ==
The EMSA population served is 300,000+ with a response area of 1,653 square miles.
=== Statistics ===
[[Image:EMSA-Ambulance.jpg|right|thumb|375px|An EMSA ambulance operating at a highway scene]]
EMSA Statistics (as of 9/21/2006):
* 67 [[Paramedics]]
* 66 [[EMTs]]
* 36 Support Staff
* 27 Administrative Staff
=== Vehicles ===
EMSA has several vehicles that dynamically post throughout the county<ref>These numbers taken directly from the EMS Fleet Maintenance web site (http://www.emsainc.com/Emsa_fleet.aspx#).</ref>:
* 24 F350 Super Duty [[Ambulances]] * [[Advanced Life Support]] Equipped<ref>All of these units may not be staffed at any given time.</ref>
* 6 Freightliner [[Ambulances]] * [[Advanced Life Support]] Equipped<ref>All of these units may not be staffed at any given time.</ref>
* 2 Road Supervisor Trucks
* 9 Support Units
* 1 [[John Deere Gator]] ATV ([[All-terrain vehicle]]) * Medically Equipped
* 2 Mini Ambulance [[Golf cart|Golf Carts]] * Medically Equipped
* 6 [[Mountain Bike]]s * Medically Equipped
* 1 [[Motorcycle]] * Medically Equipped
EMSA [[Ambulances]] travel an average of 220 miles per day.<ref>[http://www.emsainc.com/Emsa_fleet.aspx# Fleet Maintenance<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
==External links==
*[http://www.IAEPLocal621.com]IAEP Local 621 Link
*[http://www.emsainc.com] EMSA Website Link
==Notes==
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[[Category:Ambulance services in the United States]]