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Penn Care recently attended the Twenty-Second Annual Premiere Regional EMS Conference hosted by EMS Intsitute and Western Regional Emergency Medical Services held at 7 Springs Mountain Resort. At the Penn Care booth, some of the items we showcased were several 2009 Braun Ambulances, Ferno Cots and Stairchairs and emsCharts Trip Sheet Software.
One of the several speakers at the conference, Dr. Thomas Stein, gave a presentation about the Medical Surge Plan and Surge Capacity for Pennsylvania. “Surge Capacity” refers to the maximum delivery of services that a system can provide if all available or potential resources are mobilized.
“This is a resource that every EMS System needs, but very few have.” A point emphasized in an Insitute of Medicine report. Dr. Stein was able to demonstrate the Surge Capacity capabilities now available in Pennsylvania through the use of Surge Capacity Trailers from Penn Care Inc.
Few, if any hospitals in America today could handle 100 patients suddenly demanding care. Surge Hospital Trailers will supplement an exsisting hospital in the event of an emergency. The Surge Capacity Trailer allows a health care system to expand quickly beyond it’s normal services to meet an increased demand for medical care. One of the components of the Hospital Surge Trailer is the MODS. The MODS, or Mobile Oxygen Distribution System, solves the problem of supplying large amounts of oxygen (64,000 gaseous liters of oxygen stored as only 75-liters of LOX) to patients in a mass casuality or surge capacity situation.
Did you attend the Conference? Post a comment and let us know where you’re from and your experience at 7 Springs this year.
