EMS Is Floyd’s Frontline for Community Care Community Benefit
The staff’s diligence and commitment to excellence have resulted in Floyd EMS being honored as Service of the Year multiple times both regionally and on the state level. Floyd was named State EMS of the Year three times and Regional EMS Service of the Year six times, most recently in 2017. Today, Floyd EMS includes a staff of over 100 equipped with resources to serve the region well: • 14 advanced life support ambulances • 5 EMS equipped all-terrain bicycles • 4 non-emergency wheelchair transport units • 3 4-wheel-drive first response trucks • 2 mobile intensive care ambulances • 2 non-emergency behavioral transport units • 2 special events vehicles • 1 mobile disaster response command center
When an emergency arises in Floyd County or Polk County, a Floyd ambulance is ready to respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week, continuing a tradition of service that began more than 50 years ago. In fact, Floyd Emergency Medical Services (EMS) celebrated its 50th anniversary in FY 2017. In addition, EMS is Floyd’s frontline for community benefit services, recording more than 112,000 points of service through its community benefit activities. In the more than five decades since its founding, Floyd EMS has grown to become a comprehensive community service provider. In FY 2017, EMS reported the following community benefit statistics: • 138 individuals received CPR and first-aid training from Floyd EMS. • 5,500 individuals received information, screenings or other assistance at health fairs from Floyd EMS. • 98,135 lives were touched from EMS staff providing medical care at community and school events. • 8,630 students received information on careers and safety from Floyd EMTs and paramedics, often Staff Provides Screenings and Education Floyd EMS also serves in other ways, providing blood pressure checks and stroke screenings in the community, staging teen safety events and providing Stop The Bleed education. “I am so proud to be associated with a team of EMS professionals who truly care about the community and those we are privileged to serve,” said Bud Owens, Executive Director. “The future is bright as we look toward new technology and innovations that will help to provide exceptional life-saving care in the field.” with the help of Little Green, the EMS remote-controlled ambulance mascot.
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