George Amedore & Christian Klueg for NYS Senate 2016 Pete Vroman for State Assembly 2016[/size][/color]
"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
By the way, DV. which ambulance company will have quick access to your medical information if you can't speak for yourself and no one is around to tell the paramedics your info?
Still no answer, huh? RAther embarrassing to try to answer that Mohawk Ambulance will have access to your health information and REMS will not, huh?
Becuase you can't provide an answer favorable to your preference, you won't answer at all.
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
Now I trust that if I have to pay additional tax if REMS wins, then I trust I won't have to pay any co-pay should I ever need an ambulance, right?
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
Where is REMS? http://www.cdphp.com/newsroom/release.aspx?CMID=525 CDPHP® DONATES $62.5K TO THE “SAVE A LIFE” PROGRAM -- Program To Enhance Local Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Providers’ and Hospitals’ Response Time When Transporting Cardiac Patients --
ALBANY, NY – February 14, 2008 – CDPHP® today announced its donation of $62.5K to the “Save a Life” program, designed to assist St. Peter’s Health Care Services, Albany Medical Center, and Ellis Hospital with improving outcomes of heart attack patients in the Capital Region, by increasing the use of 12-lead EKGs in emergency medical situation. CDPHP’s contribution will enable the program to purchase the necessary equipment and provide the specialized EMS training required for this enhanced service. “We are excited to launch this program with our local hospital partners, who recognize the positive impact it can have in the community,” said CDPHP President and CEO, William J. Cromie, MD, MBA. “This cutting-edge technology has the potential to significantly influence outcomes in the lives of our members and the community at large, providing the best possible care in an urgent situation.”
Last spring, St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation approached CDPHP to partner with them to improve cardiac patient outcomes, including a reduction in cardiac deaths, by developing a system that trims wait times from hospital arrival to treatment.
Dr. Samuel Bosco, chief, department of emergency medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, said, “When someone suffers a heart attack, the best treatment available is to take the patient to the cardiac catheterization laboratory for immediate intervention because time equals muscle. The sooner we can get an individual to the cath lab and open the blockage, the more likely it will be that a patient will survive with a healthy heart muscle.”
“Thanks to this new technology and our ‘Save a Life’ program, information can be immediately relayed to the lab and treatment can begin even before the patient arrives at the hospital. St. Peter’s is proud to have spearheaded this project and we are grateful to CDPHP for helping us bring this life-saving technology to the Capital District,” said Dr. Bosco.
According to Mara McErlean, M.D., chair of emergency medicine at Albany Medical Center, the industry standard of care for time from hospital arrival to opened coronary vessel is 90 minutes for patients with certain kinds of heart attacks. Upon implementation of the “Save a Life” project, emergency department physicians will have the capability to receive EKG readings via Bluetooth® technology from EMS personnel en route to the hospital, allowing physicians to make informed decisions in advance of a patient’s arrival at the emergency room, and thereby reducing the time to open the vessel by as much as 30 minutes.
“Studies have shown that the sooner after arrival at the hospital that a blocked artery is opened, the better the outcome for the patient,” said Dr. McErlean. “Our EMS services are very advanced in this region and many have the ability to perform the critical diagnostic test – the EKG – well before the patient arrives at the hospital. Transmission of these tracings will allow our hospitals to mobilize the necessary staff and resources before the patient even arrives at the hospital. We are grateful to our community and regional partners for their support of this program, which will improve patient outcomes throughout the region.”
Albany Medical Center has secured an additional $50,000 grant from the Dominic Ferraioli Foundation to purchase equipment, fund training for EMS teams in the equipment’s use, and to support a quality improvement specialist who will review all EMS generated reports. If the project is successful, the Regional Emergency Medical Organization (REMO), hopes to serve as a model program for heart attack care throughout New York state and beyond. Ellis Hospital was aware that by maximizing the benefits of this advanced technology, it would allow physicians located at the hospitals to make critical and timely life-saving decisions prior to the patient’s arrival.
“We are delighted to be part of this broader, regional effort that teams up our three heart hospitals with emergency first responders and CDPHP to better serve our communities,” said Steven Weitz, MD, interventional cardiologist, Ellis Hospital. “We value our partnership with EMS crews to provide the best possible care for our heart attack patients. By applying the latest technology, this new program builds on collaborative efforts within our community that are so important in saving critical minutes when every second counts.”
Key to the success of this program was the participation of REMO and the estimated 118 EMS agencies, including volunteer, paid, not-for-profit, municipal, county, and for-profit organizations within a 100-mile radius of the three hospitals.
“The REMO region is lucky to have three excellent interventional cardiac centers that are willing to work collaboratively to benefit our patients,” said regional EMS medical director, Dr. Michael Dailey. “While other areas of the state and the country are beginning to develop programs for heart attack care, we are adding additional technology to what is already a good system. With the help of partners such as CDPHP and the Dominic Ferraioli Foundation, and the cooperation of our partner hospitals, this Region is developing a model best practices system for cardiac care.”
EMS program recipients for the first phase of this program include: Mohawk Ambulance Service, Colonie Emergency Medical Services, Albany County Sheriff’s Department, and Greene County Emergency Medical Services. “Our EMS services provide life-saving care to residents of Colonie, and in doing so, we work closely with our local hospital partners,” said Mr. Jonathan Politis, chief, Colonie Emergency Medical Services. “We are excited about the cutting edge technology provided by the ‘Save a Life’ program, as it will provide crucial data to the hospitals and save precious time for patients and their doctors.”
Mohawk Ambulance Services, who is currently using this technology, is also excited about how the scope of this program will benefit the Capital Region EMS providers.
“We greatly appreciate the positive impact this program and technology will have for paramedics caring for patients who may require percutaneous coronary interventions,” said Mr. Richard Brandt, vice president of operations, Mohawk Ambulance Services. “We receive thousands of cardiac calls annually, so advances such as this will help us save lives.”
About CDPHP® Founded and guided by physicians, CDPHP and its affiliates currently serve members in 29 counties throughout New York state and seven counties in Vermont. The four affiliated companies of CDPHP include a family of products: Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc.—HMO, Healthy New York, Medicare Choice, Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and Family Health Plus. CDPHP Universal Benefits, Inc.® —PPO, High Deductible PPO, POS, and EPO. Capital District Physicians' Healthcare Network, Inc. —self-insured plans; and APA Partners, Inc. —third party administration (TPA). Visit CDPHP at http://www.cdphp.com.
Taxpayers will have to pay for that new technology too. REMS has a nice history of service, but a very very poor history of finances. We can't afford to give them a check book, sorry.
As for Martin having a sign, I think we should know exactly where every elected, past elected and potential official in the town/county stand on this issue:
MM - Yes TJ - Yes GP - sly ND - N0 FDG - ? BG - ? AS - ? JD - ? HV - ? ST - Yes JS - Yes JS II - Yes SM - Yes MB - Yes LF - Yes RS - Yes BM - No MO - No JM - No BL - No
All of the 'save rems' rotterdam candidates from last year are now back peddling. Now we hear that they say that they support rems.....just not a taxing district.....which was mertie's original platform to begin with......right?
These are the same rotterdam candidates who were going to back door the taxing district in through a town board vote. Who's campaign signs read 'SAVE REMS'! The signs should have 'honestly' said....'SUPPORT MORE TAXES'!
But can anyone really blame them? The taxing district idea is losing ground rapidly and daily in rotterdam.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
The public has had enough of politicians who refuse to give their position on an issue or change their position every time the wind changes.
I support maintaining REMS 1,000 % ... and I support the ambulance tax district as the best means to ensure that REMS will remain providing the great service that they have always provided. I am not afraid if everyone in the town knows where I stand on the issue.
George Amedore & Christian Klueg for NYS Senate 2016 Pete Vroman for State Assembly 2016[/size][/color]
"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
Now if it's only $10 a year for REMS, does that mean REMS will give ambulance rides for free? Or will the person still be billed for the ambulance ride? I think some people are under the impression that $10 a year equals unlimited ambulance rides. Can anybody clarify this?
Now if it's only $10 a year for REMS, does that mean REMS will give ambulance rides for free? Or will the person still be billed for the ambulance ride? I think some people are under the impression that $10 a year equals unlimited ambulance rides. Can anybody clarify this?
well, until somebody does, my family (8 voters) will be voting NO
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
Now if it's only $10 a year for REMS, does that mean REMS will give ambulance rides for free? Or will the person still be billed for the ambulance ride? I think some people are under the impression that $10 a year equals unlimited ambulance rides. Can anybody clarify this?
REMS claims there will be no free rides. They insist that the tax proceeds would go solely to capital investments such as the five new ambulances they intend to purchase. They state continue to bill insurance companies/Medicaid/Medicare to cover salary, benefits, etc., although I don't see how that will continue to cover rapidly rising costs of those payables. They also state that they will not pursue billing/collection efforts with users who are uninsured or unable to pay. So basically, by their presentation, the tax will pay for their equipment, supplies, ambulances and anyone who can't or won't pay.
Taxpayers will have to pay for that new technology too. REMS has a nice history of service, but a very very poor history of finances. We can't afford to give them a check book, sorry.
As for Martin having a sign, I think we should know exactly where every elected, past elected and potential official in the town/county stand on this issue:
MM - Yes TJ - Yes GP - sly ND - N0 FDG - ?BG - ? AS - ? JD - ? HV - ? ST - Yes JS - Yes JS II - Yes SM - Yes MB - Yes LF - Yes RS - Yes BM - No MO - No JM - No BL - No
I can tell you that FDG is absolutely opposed...whether he states it publicly (in an RBA meeting) or not (Town Board meeting).
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