REMSA Invests in the Health of the Region
Contributor: Barry Duplantis, Chief Financial Officer, REMSA As we enter 2021 with a sense of hope for a return to normalcy, I recently reflected on some of REMSA’s financial investments in 2020. Despite a global pandemic, weeks-long smoke from regional wildfires and record-breaking temperatures, our ground and air healthcare providers responded to more than 79,000 […]
The Medical 9-1-1 Call is Starting to Change – and It’s a Good Thing!
In 2019, REMSA, along with just 205 other emergency medical service agencies, was chosen by the federal government to participate in a special program called ET3 (Emergency Triage Treat and Transport). It is focused on reducing the unnecessary use of emergency healthcare services, both for ambulance transports and emergency room visits. You may be surprised […]
REMSA Employees Share Thoughts About Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine
REMSA is distributing its second dose of COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees and as we welcome new hires to the organization, we offer them the vaccine as well. To ensure that every dose is put to good use, REMSA implemented a waiting list of employees’ immediate family members who meet the state guidelines […]
REMSA Inoculates Half its Workforce in One Week
Within seven days of receiving the vaccine that protects against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA) – a high-performance, high-value, out-of-hospital healthcare provider – has vaccinated more than 245 of its 500 employees. The organization anticipates that it will have provided the first of a two-dose Moderna vaccine […]
Care Flight Achieves CAMTS Re-Accreditation
The Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA) is once again proud to share that Care Flight, the organization’s critical care transport service, has achieved re-accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) for its rotor wing, fixed wing and critical care ground programs. “Earning accreditation continuously for the past 18 years displays the dedication that our employees have […]
