Cardiac EMS Transfer Service at LIJ
There When You Need Us — 24 Hours a Day
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From unstable cardiac patients needing emergency cardiac catheterization to time-sensitive pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) transfers to prescheduled basic life support transports, our Communications Center staff pulls it all together — when seconds count.
Guided By Satellite — When Seconds Count
Guided by satellite, a cutting edge global positioning satellite (GPS) system allows dispatchers to track ambulance locations and speed. Once calls are received and entered by CEMS operators, dispatchers use a sophisticated computer aided dispatch (CAD) and mapping system to locate and alert the closest unit to the assignment. From Manhattan to Montauk, CEMS dispatchers track nearly 35 ambulances handling close to 150 assignments each day.
Cardiac Rescue
Regardless of where a patient is having an acute cardiac-related episode — in a doctor’s office or a hospital CCU — an ambulance is dispatched within moments, ready to respond anywhere in the region. In cooperation with the Health System’s catheterization labs at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, we have established a rigid and closely monitored timeframe from the time these calls are placed to CEMS until the patient is on the table for the procedure.
This time sensitive window guarantees rapid access to emergent coronary angioplasty for our patients. Working in collaboration with the Department of Cardiology, we have decreased the mortality rate of acute MI patients requiring primary angioplasty from 2.93% in 1997 to 0.73% in 2001. Our axiom is simple: "Time is muscle."
See: North Shore-LIJ Center for Emergency Medical Services