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The Emergency Medical Services Council (EMSC) advises commissioners and the County Health, Housing and Human Services Department in matters relating to emergency medical response and ambulance services.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Clackamas County are provided under contract by American Medical Response (AMR) and local fire agencies throughout the county.
AMR and fire agencies respond 24/7 to 9-1-1 calls with Advanced Life Support paramedics and transports to four local area hospitals and two Level 1 trauma centers in the metro area.
The Clackamas County Public Health Division is responsible for regulatory oversight, ongoing quality improvement initiatives and administration of the EMS Council that provides strategic policy direction to the Board of County Commissioners.
Meetings
The EMSC meets quarterly on the third Monday of January, April, July, and October from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Resources
For more information, please contact Bill Steward, EMS Coordinator at wsteward@clackamas.us or 971-442-7337.
Members
- Ritu Sahni, MD – Clackamas County EMS Medical Director
- Sarah Present, MD – Governmental representative from the County as recommended by H3S
- Tony Collins - Representative of PSAP in Clackamas County
- Jason Mahle - Commercial Ambulance Service Provider in Clackamas County
- Matt Dale - Government agency providing ambulance service in Clackamas County
- Jeanie Wilcox - Resident of Clackamas County
- Rick Huffman - BLS provider currently providing prehospital care in Clackamas County
- Vince Stafford - Clackamas County Fire Defense Board representative
- Glen Suchanek - Representative of a city in Clackamas County
- Joseph Kofoed, MD – Emergency department physician from a hospital in Clackamas County
- Sean Stone, MD – Medical Director to a 911 EMS provider in Clackamas County
- VACANT – ALS paramedic currently providing prehospital care in Clackamas County
