HomeMy WebLinkAboutStatutory Considerations15. Statutory Considerations and Criteria
A) Serve the requirements of the population upon which it will impact: Miami is a geographically small but
densely populated urban area with a significant proportion of residents who are vulnerable and disadvantaged, as
detailed in the application. Because of the high poverty, many residents (particularly the 17% of residents 65+
and•the 31% who live in poverty) don't have heaith insurance or the resources to pay for health care, so they rely
on MFR for their basic medical needs, which make us one of the busiest EMS agencies in the country. This grant
if funded will allow us to better meet our Mission to "Serve the Citizens of Miami in a professional manner by
providing rapid emergency response and other services to save lives and protect property." Our critical patients
will be served well by receiving an improved medical alternative for ventilation treatment,
B) Enable emergency vehicles and their staff to conform to state standards established by law or rule of
the department: Covered in Florida Statute 401 and Chapter 64E-2.003.
C) Enable the vehicles of your organization to contain at least the minimum equipment and supplies as
required by law, rule or regulation: Covered in Florida Statute 401 and Chapter 64E-2.003
D) Enable the vehicles of your organization to have, at a minimum, a direct communications linkup with
the operating base and hospital designated as the primary receiving facility. NA
E) Enable your organization to improve or expand the provision of:
1) EMS services on a county, multi county, or area wide basis: The Portable Ventilators will improve
services throughout the City of Miami.
2) Single EMS provider or coordinated methods of delivering services: Providing for EMS personnel
ETVs will expand the advanced medical techniques that MFR can offer to its community at the same time
raising its quality of service resulting in better patient care.
3) Coordination of all EMS communication links, with police, fire, emergency vehicles, and other
related services: Emergency Transport Ventilators will allow MFR to work more seamlessly with other
Hospitals that utilize MFR for inter -facility transports of critically ill/injured patients. In addition we can anticipate
ETVs being an intricate part of and improving our medical treatments when responding with our local police
department on Cardiac Arrest calls and on mutual aid calls with the other county Fire -Rescue and police.