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• At 8:00AM on February 1, 2007, Hemlock Farms Advanced Life Support went into service providing 24/7/365 Advanced Life Support Emergency Medical Services to the Hemlock Farms Community Association. Hemlock Farms Advanced Life Support is based in the Public Safety Building. During the first two months of service, the average Advanced Life Support response time was 6.2 minutes, an unheard of response time in a rural area and well below the national standard of 8 minutes.
  


• This service is provided via contract with Regional EMS a 501(c)3 not for profit. Regional EMS provides the vehicle, equipment, medical supplies, and the NY & PA certified Paramedics. The service utilizes a non-transporting sport utility vehicle certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as an Advanced Life Support Squad often referred to as a “fly car.” The service is dispatched by Pike County 911 (Comm. Center) as Medic 403-H, and the unit identifies on the radio as Medic 403-1.



• Medic 403-H responds to all 911 calls for medical emergencies, fires, possible fires, and vehicular accidents within Hemlock Farms. The contract requires Regional EMS to relocate an Advanced Life Support unit to the Hemlock Farms area when Medic 403-H is unavailable due to another call. Generally, this unit will be relocated from the Port Jervis, NY, or Westfall Township, PA, areas.



• Basic Life Support and ambulance transport services are provided by the Hemlock Farms Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, which, in addition to Hemlock Farms, also covers most of Blooming Grove and all of Porter Townships. Advanced Life Support Services outside of Hemlock Farms are primarily provided by Pike County Advanced Life Support based approximately 14 miles away in Milford. The Medic 403-H Paramedic will act as the EMT on a Basic Life Support calls if no volunteer is available thereby greatly decreasing the frequency of mutual aid being needed within Hemlock Farms.



• Medic 403-H utilizes the most complete and modern Advanced Life Support equipment including 12-lead EKG monitors/defibrillators, external pacemakers, advanced airway control equipment, approximately 30 medications, intravenous infusion supplies, pulse oximeters, blood glucose analysis units, and bio-telemetry equipment allowing 12-lead EKG data to be sent directly to hospital emergency departments.



• Patients will not be billed by Hemlock Farms or Regional EMS. Patients who are transported will be billed by the Hemlock Farms Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company. If the patient requires Advanced Life Support services, the bill will reflect Advanced Life Support services and therefore be higher than if the patient required only Basic Life Support Services. Those who contribute a minimal annual amount to the Hemlock Farms Fire and Rescue Company will not be held liable for any portion of the bill not covered by insurance. The Hemlock Farms Community Association will be reimbursed by the Hemlock Farms Fire and Rescue Company for income they receive from the Advanced Life Support portion of a bill, thereby partially offsetting the cost to the Association for providing this vital life-saving service.



• Public Safety will continue to train Patrol Officers as Emergency Medical Technicians and equip patrol cars with trauma bsags, oxygen, and automated external defibrillators.