Overview of the
organization:
Date Established and brief
history:
Multi-Township
MTEMS is a not-for-profit
corporation. Operating funds are
obtained by tax subsidy and revenue generated by ambulance calls. The year 2006 began a changing and growing
time that is still evolving for MTEMS.
In addition to contracts with Etna, Prairie and
Multi-Township
MTEMS has forty-four paid
people on staff. This includes
twenty-three (23) Paramedics and fifteen (15) EMT-Advanced personnel. MTEMS also has a volunteer organization which
includes about twenty (20) Basic and EMT-Advanced personnel.
Cindy Dobbins served as
Director/Administrator of MTEMS from August 1980 through March of 2001. She continued to work in the Business Office until she left
the organization in January 2007. Tony Doyle began working as the
Assistant Administrator in August of 2000 and became the Director of Operations
in April 2001. Tony is currently a
Paramedic, and lead supervisor. November
2005, Carla Gebert accepted the position as Administrator for the
organization. She reorganized the
management structure and set up a “team” structure. There is an Education Team, Community
Outreach Team, Fleet/ Maintenance Team, and Audit & Review Team. Each team is comprised of a Team Leader and 2-3
personnel. Additionally, there are five
Shift Leaders who assist with the day-to-day operations.
In addition to providing
emergency and invalid ambulance transport, MTEMS provides numerous educational
opportunities for the community. MTEMS
began operating a car seat safety program in 1995. This program has provided training for
parents and caregivers on the proper use of child restraints. MTEMS has also been able to provide over 500
car seats to area residents through various grant opportunities and an
affiliation with the Indiana Safe Kids Chapter. This was handed over to the
Warsaw Police Department in middle 2005.
MTEMS has provided training
for several area industries that purchased automatic defibrillators, as well as
CPR training for area businesses, local police and fire personnel, and school
bus drivers. MTEMS also provides
continuous training and educational opportunities to the local fire departments
and BLS nontransport providers. This is
provided at no additional cost to the departments.
Since 1987, MTEMS has
offered paramedic assistance to all of the Basic Life Support Providers in
MTEMS
has continued to grow and run volume has increased. MTEMS responded to
4302 ambulance calls in 2004, 5037 calls in 2005, and 5385 calls in 2006.
Current statistics indicate 2007 will continue the trend and be a banner year
for MTEMS.
*Principal services and
purpose:
Multi-Township Emergency
Medical Service provides both invalid and emergency ambulance transport. MTEMS is committed to saving lives,
preventing further injury, and stabilizing patients prior to transport for more
definitive medical care. As a paramedic
provider, we use our advanced training and equipment to extend the care of the
emergency physician to the patient in the field. We often encounter our patients and their
families during crisis situations, and it is imperative that our employees are
committed to doing everything possible to minimize the effects of the crisis.
MTEMS has also made a
commitment to provide educational activities for the communities we serve.
Some of the educational
activities we provide include:
1. CPR
Classes
2. First Responder training to local Fire
Departments and BLS nontransport providers
3. First
Aid Classes (BABE Program, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Day Camps,
Businesses,
etc.)
4. AED
Training
5.
6. Seminars for Area
*
Multi-Township Emergency
Medical Service is committed to providing caring, competent and efficient
pre-hospital emergency medical care, and to maintaining a pro-active stance in
providing emergency education in an effort to prevent injuries and save lives.
*Corporate ownership and
formal affiliations:
Multi-Township Emergency
Medical Service is a not-for-profit corporation with a 501 c4 status. MTEMS has formal service contracts with the
Multi-Township