Central Iowa EMS Directors Meeting
September 27, 2009
Mercy West Lakes
www.ciemsd.org
Attendees:
Ryan Young Altoona FD
Rex Heisdorffer Newton FD
Rob Light Urbandale FD
Frank Prowant Ankeny FD
Katy Hill Iowa Health DSM
Deb Wilkinson Polk City FD
Dan Gubbins Polk City FD
Brian Helland Clive FD
Mike Cox Fraser Transportation
Jerry Whetstone Altoona FD
Dan Keough Mercy
Jordan Van Ness Pleasantville FD
Todd Caulkins Pleasantville FD
A J Mumm Polk County EMA
Rob Dehnert WDM EMS
Brian Seymour Indianola FD
Rick Roe Clive FD
Matt Porter DMFD
Clint Robinson Waukee FD
David Edgar WDM EMS
James Sargent WDM EMS
Lamar Hudson Mercy Ambulance
Dennis Cochran Mercy One
Special training on the EMS & Hospital Resource System started at 6:15. www.emresource.emsystem.com Instructor was Megan Staszak. Regional Admin is Peggy Reelitz, 286-2107
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 by President Dan Keough
Dan Keough welcomed everyone and thanked Mercy West Lakes for hosting the meeting.
Introductions were made.
Meeting Minutes Minutes from the September meeting were approved as written on a motion by Frank Prowant, 2nd by Mike Cox.
Agenda – no additions or corrections
Treasurer's Report Checking $1103.36 Savings $5046.13
Committee Reports
Education Committee – Frank Prowant
See www.ciemsd.org for meeting minutes
· Committee has a full agenda
· NREMT Refresher. Will possibly partner with the EMS in Action Conference Feb. 26 – 28. Recommendation to association is to partner for the basic weekend and then sponsor the advanced weekend in March for a cost of $75.00. Cost will double for basic weekend to $150.00. Also recommend we split the cost of mailings – approximately $300.00. Frank Prowant made motion to fund #300 from CIEMSD funds for mailing, 2nd by Rex Heisdorffer – discussion – passed.
· QA/QI initiatives project. Working on adding a computer in the EMS room to log into the CIEMSD website and submit a request to that hospital for a follow-up of the patient you just brought them – types of patient would be cardiac, trauma, CVA. Log into the CIEMSD website to see of demo of the form. Any EMS provider can fill out the form and submit it to the receiving hospital for follow-up information. A database could be built on the website with data pulled from those request forms.
· Next meeting Oct. 2oth at WDM station 19 @ 1330 hours
Operations Committee – Dan Gubbins
See www.ciemsd.org for meeting minutes
· Still working on MCI plan for Polk County – revision # 6. Making sure definitions & language match ICS 300
· Newsletter – Synergy – printed new edition. This one was sponsored by Mercy.
· EMS Teams cards are done at Polk County dispatch
· 1st Watch – it runs online behind the scene of CAD system. Monitors types of calls – notifies of overly huge # of same type of calls.
· Have request to work on BBP Plan. Will come up with generic plan that each service can customize to themselves.
· Next meeting Oct. 13th Clive FD at 1330 hours
· Need more people to serve on the operations committee.
· New website is available for use now – www.ciemsd.org
Medical Director Committee – Dan Keough
· Discussed use of Lasix. Going to try to insert CPAP into protocols and remove Lasix by the end of the year.
· Please forward to Dan your protocol for psych or agitated patients.
Communication Center Reports
Mercy – no report
Polk County – no report
WestCom – no report
Des Moines – no report
Polk County Fire Chiefs Report – Brian Helland
No report
IEMSA – no report
Website: www.iemsa.net
Metro Trauma Committee – Brian Helland
See www.ciemsd.org for meeting minutes
· Met with group Firefighters Against Destructive Decisions. They offer education promoting good decision making for teens such as drinking, texting while driving, getting in car with drunk driver, etc
· Would like to encourage more people to attend meetings
Metro ED – Dan Keough
See www.ciemsd.org for meeting minutes
Last meeting focused on H1N1 & flu. Next meeting is Nov. 19, 8 am
IDPH – Kirk Schmitt
No Report
MMRS – AJ Mumm
· Money for EMS System training
· Developing Polk County multi-disciplinary group – purchase supply of mask, gowns, gloves & emergency supplies
NDMS – No report
Polk County Emergency Management: AJ Mumm
· $1.8 million I-Jobs grant was successful – 1907 Carpenter
· Setting up County-wide EOC
· Steve Noland – has good weeks and bad weeks
Polk County Medical Examiner - no report
Hospital Reports
Mercy – Dan Keough Installed electronic software system
· Call in radio reports as soon as possible
· Purchased pressure washers for Main and WL garages to disinfect your cots, LBB, ambulances, etc.
· Let Dan know if you see problems or processes that aren’t working at WL
· Mercy WL takes all patients except cardiac alerts, trauma alerts and CVA alerts
· Received grant money for 12 lead transmission upgrades. Send to Dan what type of AED your service has and how old it is.
Methodist – Katy Hill
· Opening date for Methodist West is Oct. 26th. Ortho and OB areas are not opening yet. Still need to take stroke & trauma alerts to IMMC downtown. Will take cardiac alerts.
· Oct 5th is the unveiling of the new helicopter at 10 am.
· Security in the garage will be similar to what is in place at Lutheran. IMMC will also be upgrading to the same type of security.
Lutheran – no report
Blank – no report
Broadlawns – no report
VA – no report
Other – no report
Member Counties:
Boone – no report
Dallas – Scott Gavin - no report
Jasper – Rex Heisdorffer – no report
Madison – no report
Marshall – no report
Marion – no report
Story – no report
Warren – Doug Richardson – no report
Polk County - no report
Old Business – no report
New Business -
· Dan Keough – stepping down as president of association at the end of the year. By-laws say election should be held in January of even # years. President appoints a nominating committee.
· Nominating committee – appointed Frank Prowant, Ryan Young & Brian Helland. Come back to Nov meeting with a list of candidates. If interested in a position, please contact some on the nominating committee.
· Meeting locations for 2010
· Dues letter – is $25 enough for dues? Maybe raise them to $50. Discussion. Tabled to Nov. meeting
Announcements
· AJ Mumm – assistant coordinator position closed Friday, had 150 applicants. Hope to have candidate by 3rd week of October
· Dan Gubbins – PCFD is having benefit pancake breakfast and silent auction Oct. 31st for Deputy Chief Roy Bingham. Going to be held from 7 am – 11 am
· Ankeny pancake breakfast 7 am Oct. 10th
· Waukee pancake breakfast Oct. 3rd
· Clive fire is holding a PEPP class on Saturday Oct. 3rd
Upcoming Training Opportunities - none
2009 Meeting schedule
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Location: Urbandale Fire Department
3927 121st St
Dinner: 1800
Meeting Time: 1830-2030
Meeting adjourned at 2020
Respectfully Submitted,
Deb Wilkinson, Secretary/Treasurer