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February 7, 2012 - EMSAAC Annual Conference

Registration is open for the 2012 EMSAAC Annual Conference scheduled for June 5 - 6, 2012 aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Visit the Conference website for details.

February 6, 2012 - AMR Compliance Report for November 2011 and December 2011

The San Joaquin County EMS Agency has completed its evaluations of American Medical Response for November and December 2011 performance under their five year contract to provide exclusive emergency ambulance service. The AMR contract establishes accountability for meeting specific standards and provides the EMS Agency with complete access to data and information on AMR's operational, clinical, and administrative performance. Click here to view AMR's November and December 2011 compliance report.

February 2, 2012 - Training opportunity: Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations

The Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) will be presenting a FREE 2-day Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations within the Community Infrastructure course on October 31 and November 1, 2012. The San Joaquin County EMS Agency, in cooperation with Dameron Hospital, will be hosting this course designed for healthcare personnel who are responsible for ensuring the resiliency of healthcare services during disasters. Additional information can be found on our Emergency Preparedness Training page.

February 1, 2012 - EMT and AEMT Regulations open for Public Comment

The EMS Authority is proposing to amend California Code of Regulations, Division 9, Title 22, Chapter 2: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Chapter 3: Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (Advanced EMT). The public comment ends at 5:00 pm on February 15, 2012. Click to view the memorandum from the California EMS Authority. Visit the California EMS Authority website public comment page.

January 26, 2012 - Welcome Institute of Technology

San Joaquin County EMS Agency is pleased to announce that the Institute of Technology has been approved to provide EMT Training in San Joaquin County. Institute of Technology is located at 1777 E. Hammer Lane, Stockton, CA 95210. Additional information can be found on the Training Programs page of our website.

January 23, 2012 - Revocation of Training Program Approval

The San Joaquin County EMS Agency is revoking all EMS training program approvals for Emergency Responders Academy of Learning, Inc. (ERAL) effective March 13, 2012. This action was taken due to ERALs failure to achieve CAAHEP accreditation as required by the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 22, Chapter 4, Section 100148(c).

January 23, 2012 - Revised Policies

Revised policies effective February 1, 2012, have been posted on the Policies page. Please take time to read all Policies and become aware of all the changes. If you have any questions, please contact Rick Jones at (209) 468-6818 or by email at rrjones@sjgov.org.

January 23, 2012 - 2012 EMS Policy Update Memorandum

Click here for the memorandum that clarifies the process that will be used to roll out the recently updated and new policies made effective January 1, 2012. Please read, post, and share this memorandum with ALL EMS personnel, base hospital personnel and emergency department personnel.

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