In an effort to provide expanded, cost effective Mobile Intensive Care Services to the region through a selected local community collaborative partnership, MONOC Paramedics and Hatzolah EMS of Lakewood have partnered to provide an additional Paramedic unit
to the Hatzolah community and surrounding region.
This approach called the Partnership Provider Model by MONOC, is a first in New Jersey and allows for additional services to be provided while doing so in a fiscally responsible manner.
In this model, the Hatzolah Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) will be staffed by two New Jersey Certified Paramedics from Hatzolah EMS and be manned in the heart of the community, ready to respond to Advanced Life Support (ALS) calls. The MICU will be maintained by MONOC and will work under MONOC’s New Jersey State License to operate MICUs.
Under this unified operation, Hatzolah Paramedics will receive the medical oversight, training, quality assurance and equipment as the rest of the MONOC program.
Reviewed and sanctioned by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Office of Emergency Medical Services, this additional Paramedic unit which will go into service on or about October 1, 2008 will equate to faster response times and greater service to this ever growing community.
(Yehuda Drudgestein – YWN)
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that’s a nice idea, it’s called “teamwork”.
Yesh bazeh od nekuda nosefet:
Kanir-eh, hem sidru et zeh beofen sichli. SheEtzlenu hatzolah shilem bishvil hamechonit. Az ei efshar lehagid sh-hem osim laYehudim devarim specialyim. Meeshehu acher sherotzeh, shalem bishvbil mechonit vaanachnu naase lachem gam. Af echad acher lo yecholim velo osim…she-kol habechiya ha-elle misafa uLachutz.
Great news!
But, will MONOC still charge us its outrageously high prices plus their high pressure collections, or will they start doing the right thing on that too?
There were stories in Lakewood, where people who were having cardiac issues, asked the attending Hatzala members not to call MONOC, as they cannot afford their ridiculously high prices. That is how bad the situation is.
My concern is that until now being a volenteer organization Hatzolah does not have to respond to an emergency if they dont want to for what ever reason (they dont even need one)id this move going to open them up to new regulations etc.. thats something thats never good. they are doing such a fine job why do they need to bring this in now and subject themselves to this
CONGRATULATIONS TO
L-01 L-13 L-19 L-29 L-34 L-35 L-36
Hatzlocha Raboh !!!!!
eric55,
While there are some side-effects to this, it is not really accurate that they dont have to respond if they dont want to (even without a reason). To the extent that they are volunteer, this wont change that at all.
As far as why they should get in to this in the first place, the short simple answer is clear: this will save lives. ALS response will be pretty much on par with their current BLS response. This also alleviates part of #3’s concern…but ain kan hamakom leharich.
Hatzolah will be working under Monoc. Meaning that they are employees of Monoc. In New Jersey there is a monopoly on the medic system and for good reason. In general (excluding Hatzolah) the response time for vol. squads in NJ is not the best. You can not afford to have a vol. system where people do not get the treatment that they need. Monoc will most likely be billing all patients. People fail to realize the high cost of the medic system. From some one that was involved going from the BLS level to the ALS level the cost is much higher. There is also a lot more involved (QA’s etc.) Monoc does have a system that if you can not afford to pay a bill they will work with you. We should look at the positive side of things that ALS response will be a lot faster now that Hatzolah will be the medics in Lakewood.
The reason for the slow response by Monoc is they have a unit covering an area (several towns). They can be any where when they are called. If you want more units are you the one that will fit the bill for another 24/7 truck in the area ?