Minutes 03/12/1986 Naples, Florida
March 12, 1986
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Emergency Medical Services
Advisory Council met on this date at 4:00 p.m. at the Collier County
Courthouse, Building F, Third Floor, Rear Board Room, with the
following members present:
CHAIRMAN: Chief Norris Ijams
MEMBERS: Egon Hill (excused)
Dr. H. R. Ehrhardt
Sgt. Richard Davidson (absent)
George Henderson
M. J. McCormack (absent)
William Erickson (absent)
Dr. Chester Triplett (absent)
J. C. Smelko
William Snapp (absent)
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
Bob Schank for
Chief Jim Billman
E. G. Whidden for
Sheriff Rogers
Dr. Jane Polkowski
Roger Evans, R.N. (excused)
Doug Greenfield (excused)
ALSO PRESENT: Jack Wampler
Louise Weiner
AGENDA
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of Minutes
3. New Business
4. Report on Collections
5. Presentation of Plaque
6. Adjournment
A regular meeting of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory
Council was called to order by Chief Ijams at 4:05 p.m. on March 12,
1986.
ROLL CALL
J.C. Smelko conducted the Roll Call.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the February 12, 1986 meeting were accepted as
presented.
NEW BUSINESS
It was brought to the Council's attention that the effective and
starting date of Western Gateway Ambulance of Everglades and Ochopee
was February 28, 1986.
Discussion was had with reference to a meeting place and it was
noted that applicants for EMT vacancies were being interviewed in the
meeting room at EMS Headquarters. It was suggested that the EMS
Headquarters be used, when available, for our meeting rather than at
the Courthouse due to traffic conditions at 5:00 p.m.
See attachments submitted by Doug Greenfield regarding
Tachographs, which are made a part hereof.
Louise Weiner advised that she has attended several State
Conferences dealing with Trauma Centers. This will be a current
issue locally; and she advised that the closest Trauma Center at the
present time is located in Miami. In the future, Lee County will
probably have a Trauma Center which will possibly have an effect on
trama patients within Collier County.
Louise Weiner informed the Council that three new abmulances
were received from Wheel Coach and they will soon be brought into
service. It was suggested that Council members be shown one of
these new units during the next Council meeting, if possible.
REPORT ON COLLECTIONS
Jack Wampler reported that the February billing totalled $130,000
and collections equalled $79,558 for an approximate 60% collection rate.
He also advised that the volume of billing is 25% greater than last
year.
PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE
The Council presented J.C. Smelko with a plaque for special
recognition for his valuable and continuous service rendered to EMSAC.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
J. C. Smelko
Secretary
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Attachments
MEMORANDUM
DATE January 18, 1985
TO: All EMS Employees FROM: Doug Greenfield, EMS Director
RE: Tachographs
Tachograph implementation is a program that seldom is discussed throughout the
department on a day to day basis. That is somewhat easy to understand when you
look at the scope of individual activities and responsibilities that must be
accomplished by an EMT, medic, and supervisor during the period of a shift.
Tachograph accountability, analyzation, maintenance, and storage is a
responsibility that starts with the oncoming crew and ends with an analytical
report daily from the Supervisor to the Operations Chief.
Tachograph usage protects more than our insurance carrier's interest during
accident investigation. It provides useful information to support the good and
efficient vehicle operator. It gives insight to the mechanics on maintenance
problems that may ultimately be linked to erratic vehicle driving habits. All
these checks and balances support your good driving habits and dispel many
unfounded claims that periodically surface from the general public. In other
words, it's a very vital and positive tool to the professional driver.
To insure that this program is maintained as efficiently as possible, I have
recently provided a secured logging and storage cabinet for the discs. The EMS
Supervisor must account for each disc daily and provide a report on such. In
order to assure these discs Ore not scarred or damaged in any way, a receptacle
folder will be assigned to each station to place the disc into when it is removed
from the meter housing on your assigned vehicle. I would like to see the assigned
driver of the oncoming crew be the only one to be identified, by employee number
in the Driver #1 space. Even if the partner gets behind the wheel for any reason
during the shift, I will only be looking at the original assigned Driver #1
concerning how that vehicle was operated during that report period. This is a
change in the standard operational policy as previously recorded." Obviously, I
am placing more responsibility in this situation on the EMT, where I previously
endorsed full responsibility for everything to the senior paramedic. If, during
the shift, the driver is relieved of duty or two paramedics exchange functional
position for the day, the disc must be removed and Driver #2's employee number put
in place. At this point, the vehicle log book must reflect that the tachograph
meter was opened, at what time, and what transpired.
Tach discs have been coming into the office with incomplete driver, date, and
odometer completion information. I am providing a completed sample disc by
attachment to clarify the correct way that I would like to have these discs turned
in. Your attention to the successful and continued implementation of this program
is greatly appreciated.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 5, 1986
TO: EMSAC Members
FROM: Doug Greenfield, EMS Director
RE: Notice of Next Regular Meeting
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The next regular meeting of EMSAC will be held:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1986
Collier County Courthouse, Building F
Third Floor - Rear Boardroom
4:00 P.M.
If for any reason you will be unable to attend, please notify my office
(775-8900) or Chairman Ijams (649-3459) so that your absence will be
considered excused.
A copy of the minutes of the meeting held on February 12, 1986 is
enclosed for your review and approval.
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Enclosure