In the September UCO Reporter I saw a blocked out section of
information that featured the medical transport company AMR ( American Medical
Response.)
If I understand the information correctly, dialing 911 for a
medical emergency will result in the County Paramedics responding initially and
if they feel your condition is not life threating, the County Paramedics will then
call AMR; or call Medics Ambulance Service and either of those two companies
will respond and handle the transport.
I understand that there is no charge for a person if they
are transported by AMR or Medics Ambulance Service because the United Civic
Organization has contracted with these companies for transportation services
after it has been cleared by County Paramedics. Is this correct?
Additional questions are, do these guidelines also hold true
for residents in rental units and guests?
Is the any pre-printed literature available that
associations can post on our bulletin boards so the residents can learn more of
the service and feel comfortable requesting secondary transportation?
Thank you.
Hi Mike,
ReplyDeleteYou may have gotten the answers to your questions elsewhere by now, but in case not I thought I would tell you what I understood from having written an article on AMR for the February 2015 Reporter. Most of my information came from an AMR spokesperson, supplemented by information from Bob Marshall, a CV vice president at the time.
Please bear in mind that this is now old information, which you might check with someone knowledgeable on the subject in UCO.
1. Paragraphs two and three of your post are correct.
2. Renters are covered by AMR (no charge). Guests are not.
One other note: Please notice in the "AMR Newsletter" above that AMR only covers hospital discharges REQUIRING AN AMBULANCE. Almost all hospital discharges are not by ambulance, so for all intents and purposes transportation back home from the hospital is NOT an AMR-covered service. Transfer to another hospital is another matter. That IS usually by ambulance.
One more thing. Only full-time (12 months of the year) renters are covered by AMR.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lanny.
DeleteI’ll take a look at your February 2015 article. I’m trying to learn all I can about the program before I share the details with our association members who may not be aware of the AMR option.
Hi Mike,
ReplyDeleteA correction to my above "correction": Ed Black, who is the "go to" person at UCO now re AMR questions (taking over from Bob Marshall), just e-mailed me that he had checked with Sarah Kirkwood, the AMR spokesperson I talked with in 2015. ALL RENTERS—not only those who rent for 12 months—are now covered by AMR. If you use my article for purposes of letting your association residents know how the emergency services work, I would suggest you first go over it with Ed. Ed may know of other changes or have some things to ADD. Thank you. Your residents are fortunate to have someone like you explaining this to them.
Hi Mike,
ReplyDeleteA correction to my above "correction": Ed Black, who is the "go to" person at UCO now re AMR questions (taking over from Bob Marshall), just e-mailed me that he had checked with Sarah Kirkwood, the AMR spokesperson I talked with in 2015. ALL RENTERS—not only those who rent for 12 months—are now covered by AMR. If you use my article for purposes of letting your association residents know how the emergency services work, I would suggest you first go over it with Ed. Ed may know of other changes or have some things to ADD. Thank you. Your residents are fortunate to have someone like you explaining this to them.