Who
Members in Santa Clara County
What
Santa Clara County emergency medical services (EMS) is reviewing its bypass strategy and policy, starting with a dialogue with members in the coming weeks. Currently, hospitals are allowed to go on bypass for 60 minutes at a time; however, hospitals will still be able to receive stroke, ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), and trauma patients. If a hospital goes on bypass for back-to-back 60-minute shifts, it cannot receive stroke and STEMI patients.
The EMS medical director would like to change this policy to not allow stroke and STEMI patients whenever a hospital goes on bypass. The discussion between EMS and hospitals is scheduled for Nov. 17.
Takeaway/Next Steps
Stay tuned for meeting outcomes.