Page 112 - Middleborough 2024 Town Report

R E P O R T O F T H E
EMS COMMITTEE
In June 10th 1996 Town Meeting
voted that a permanent Emergency
Medical Service (EMS) Committee of
seven members be appointed by the
Town Moderator to meet quarterly,
or at such other times as may be
necessary, to assist the Town
Manager and Board of Selectmen
with various EMS related issues with
a term of ofice of three years.
Coastal is required, by contract, to
provide a Quality Assurance/Quality
(QA/QI) by an independent
contractor, to assure that Coastal
meets all the standards and protocols
of patient care per Massachusetts
Ofice of Emergency Medical Service
(OEMS) requirements.
The Town of Middleborough (Town)
has always contracted a private
ambulance service to provide E-911
EMS services to the Town. In 2023,
the Town signed a new ambulance
service “Coastal Ambulance Service
(Coastal)”. Middleborough does not
pay for Ambulance service as in the
past, Coastal signed a three-year
contract with the Town for a cost of
$0.00 per year. The Coastal contract
with the Town requires that Coastal
provide the Town with three
dedicated primary Advanced Life
Support (ALS) Ambulance, one ALS
backup Ambulance and one BLS
ambulance, during peak hours. The
Primary Ambulance is stationed at
the Middleborough Central Fire
Station and the others are stationed
at North Fire Station.
To ensure that the residents of
Middleborough are receiving the best
possible E-911 service the EMS
Committee meets quarterly with the
Fire Chief Owen Thompson, Coastal
and information provide about the
QA/QI. The Fire Chief and FF Mike
Allie reviews the information, along
with Coastal’s QA/QI personnel to
review all run reports. Any infractions
that have been identified by the
QA/QI personnel are discussed with
the EMS Committee and Fire Chief
quarterly. Coastal is then required to
provide the Town with a written plan
of correction for any and all
infractions that may have been
identified.
The number of ambulances runs can
be found in the Fire Department and
Coastal Ambulance reports. Both the
Fire Department and Coastal
response and work together, to give
the Town residents a high quality of
EMS care.
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COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
Robert W. Silva, Chairman
Term Expires 6/30/26
Gene Turney
Term Expires 6/30/26
Edward Lee
Term Expires 6/30/26
Paul Wiksten
Term Expires 6/30/26
Joel Pickering
Term Expires 6/30/26
Louis Lachance
Term Expires 6/30/26
Jeremy Fontaine
Term Expires 6/30/26
The EMS Committee in 2024
meet quarterly and other dates
as necessary or requested. All
meetings are posted as
required by M.G.L Chapter 39
and are open to the public. The
EMS Committee welcomes all
comments or concerns from the
public.
The EMS Committee welcomes
Fire Chief Owen Thompson,
with his assistance, in helping
us achieve the best EMS service
for the Town of Middleborough.
For the EMS Committee,
Rober W. Silva
Robert W. Silva,
Chairman