Emergency Medical Services Authority

• Innovator of the Year Profile: Okc and Tulsa's Emergency Medical Services Authority (Emsa)

Oklahomans who need an ambulance and live in the Tulsa or Oklahoma City metro areas can consider themselves fortunate. They have access to one of the best emergency medical services programs in the country, one that's an example of outstanding public-private sector collaboration. The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) was established in Tulsa in 1977 as a public trust authority and later expanded to include Bixby, Jenks and Sand Springs. In 1990, service was again expanded to include the Oklahoma City metro area. The state's two biggest municipalities are the primary beneficiaries, but the program also serves 16 separate towns in the two metro areas. Foresight by EMSA officials and leaders in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa has also put the program on a solid financial footing, on...

• The Journal Record
• March 14, 2009

• A-1 Ambulance Service, Inc., a Corporation, Aka Seal 1; Dennis B. Barrett, an Individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. State of California, a Political Subdivision, Aka Seal A; Daniel Smiley, Deputy Director, California State Emergency Medical Services Authority; the County of Fresno; K W P H Enterprises, Dba American Medical Services; Sam Karas; Opinion Tom Perkins; Brian Sinnott, Defendants, and County of San Mateo; Medtrans, Dba Hartson Medical Services, Dba Baystar; County of Monterey, a Political Subdivision; Peninsula Paramedic Services, Inc., a Corporation, Defendants-Appellees., 202 F.3d 1238 (9th Cir. 2000)

COUNSEL: Mark D. Polston, Washington, D.C., and Eugene Dong, Palo Alto, California, Attorneys for A-1 Ambulance Services, Inc. and Dennis B. Barrett. ...

• Federal Circuits

• Ross Township Ponies Up $62,000 for Ross/West View Ems

The Ross commissioners voted last night to give $62,000 to the Ross/West View Emergency Medical Services Authority. Besides Ross and West View, the authority provides service for Millvale, Reserve and Ohio Township.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• February 15, 2011

• Emergency Medical Services Authority of Okc Receives Partners for Progress Award

The Emergency Medical Services Authority of Oklahoma City has been presented the Oklahoma Association of Technology Centers' Partners for Progress Award. EMSA was nominated for the honor by Metro Technology Centers. The Partners for Progress Award recognizes businesses and industries that have demonstrated their commitment to CareerTech education in a variety of ways including financial support, cooperative programs, and community involvement and student sponsorships.

• The Journal Record
• August 24, 2005

• Ambulance Service Split a 'Messy Divorce' Ems Official Vows to Survive Calais' Defection, Competition

CALAIS - Now that the city officially has withdrawn from the regional ambulance authority, the remaining members agreed Wednesday night it was time to move on. For seven years, Calais was part of the Washington County Emergency Medical Services Authority, a quasi-municipal entity that oversees Downeast EMS ambulance operations.

• Bangor Daily News
• February 21, 2009

• Oklahoma City Faces Emsa Decision

A cost analysis of Oklahoma City leaving the EMSA Trust to put ambulance services under the city fire department's management suggests a nearly even financial trade-off, but a thin margin of error could prove to be expensive. And the analysis by the Public Financial Management Inc. consulting firm also assumes Tulsa and other Emergency Medical Services Authority Trust members across the state would agree to the dissolution of the service structure as it now stands. A no vote could drive up costs even higher if Oklahoma City lost its capital investment by pulling out without full support of the group.

• The Journal Record
• October 12, 2011

• California Unveils World's Largest Mobile Civilian Hospital in Preparation for Major California Disaster

To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Nancy Limon, +1-213-996-3772, nlimon@painepr.com, for California Emergency Medical Services Authority

• U.S. Newswire
• August 22, 2007

• Audit Chides Fire Dist. 5

A state audit has concluded that Clark County Fire District 5 is operating outside its statutory authority by offering a range of safety programs to public employees at its Northwest Regional Training Center in Orchards. Several classes offered by the training center extend beyond the authority of the District to provide fire suppression, prevention, emergency medical services and protection of life and property, the audit found.

• The Columbian
• April 02, 2010

• Calif. Readies Disaster Response

LONG BEACH - Three state disaster preparedness programs will be launched by June 30, the director of the California Emergency Medical Services Authority said on Monday. The programs involve a registry for volunteer medical personnel, mobile hospitals and "strike teams" for disaster zones, Dr. Cesar Aristeiguieta said.

• Press Telegram
• February 10, 2007

• The Journal Record Non-Profit Briefs: November 2, 2011

Wells joins Family and Children's ServicesFamily and Children's Services has hired Tina Wells as director of communications.Wells was a senior account executive at Schnake Turnbo Frank PR in Tulsa. For eight years, she was with the Emergency Medical Services Authority, where she served as vice president of marketing and policy development. Wells worked as a community relations specialist for five years with St. John Health System and as a news producer and assignment editor at KOTV for two years. Wells is a graduate of the University of Texas. OKC Beautiful elects board membersSeven new members have been elected to the board of directors of OKC Beautiful.New board members are Collin Fleck, Bockus-Payne Architects; Elizabeth Richardson, Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau; Edie ...

• The Journal Record
• November 09, 2011